>>>>> "gt" == George Toft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
gt> Hi,
gt> Has anyone had trouble running X when not root. As a non root user I
gt> get a server crash with the following output (in its entirety) but no X:
gt> -------------------------------------
gt> Yes, I did. To cure it I had to delete some file (I can't remember
gt> its name - fvwm and some numbers) in /tmp. I would suggest deleting all
gt> files dealing with fvwm immediately after booting (as root). Then login
gt> as user and try X.
That sounds a little strange, this should only have had problems with
the window manager, in the case some version of fvwm.
As far as X not starting as a non-root user, have you installed the
new xserver-wrapper which runs suid, or set the X server suid ?
The wrapper should be in the updates to redhat-5.0, however if you are
running an older version, just make the server, which ever one you
use, suid. Such as:
-rws--x--x 1 root root 2516780 Nov 5 10:52 XF86_SVGA
or wherever server your link in /etc/X11/X points.
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