Re: can not start X as non-root user

2003-09-11 Thread [loonyx | rolf joho]
Kent West wrote: Check the output of "startx 2> error.log" for hints. I suspect you don't have a default wm configured properly for non-root users. Create a ".xinitrc" file in a normal user's home dir with the single line "icewm" (and make sure icewm is installed) and give it a go and let us k

Re: can not start X as non-root user

2003-09-11 Thread Kent West
[loonyx | rolf joho] wrote: Kent West wrote: [loonyx | rolf joho] wrote: i just set up a new woody-box with xfree 4.1 and gnome 1.4*. gdm runs fine and i can login there or running startx X as root. however, if i try to log in through gdm or running startx as a normal user, i can not run X and

Re: can not start X as non-root user

2003-09-11 Thread [loonyx | rolf joho]
Kent West wrote: [loonyx | rolf joho] wrote: i just set up a new woody-box with xfree 4.1 and gnome 1.4*. gdm runs fine and i can login there or running startx X as root. however, if i try to log in through gdm or running startx as a normal user, i can not run X and fall back to gdm or to the co

Re: can not start X as non-root user

2003-09-10 Thread Kent West
[loonyx | rolf joho] wrote: hi there i just set up a new woody-box with xfree 4.1 and gnome 1.4*. gdm runs fine and i can login there or running startx X as root. however, if i try to log in through gdm or running startx as a normal user, i can not run X and fall back to gdm or to the console r

can not start X as non-root user

2003-09-10 Thread [loonyx | rolf joho]
hi there i just set up a new woody-box with xfree 4.1 and gnome 1.4*. gdm runs fine and i can login there or running startx X as root. however, if i try to log in through gdm or running startx as a normal user, i can not run X and fall back to gdm or to the console respectively. if i have a look

Re: X as non-root

2002-10-09 Thread Russell
nate wrote: > > Russell said: > > Hi all, > > > > I installed X and used it as root until things were working. > > Now i want to add non-root users which means handling login > > and passwords etc. I've installed xdm, but the config looks > > complicated. Can someone please give a rough guide to

Re: X as non-root

2002-10-09 Thread nate
Russell said: > Hi all, > > I installed X and used it as root until things were working. > Now i want to add non-root users which means handling login > and passwords etc. I've installed xdm, but the config looks > complicated. Can someone please give a rough guide to follow > in setting this up?

X as non-root

2002-10-08 Thread Russell
Hi all, I installed X and used it as root until things were working. Now i want to add non-root users which means handling login and passwords etc. I've installed xdm, but the config looks complicated. Can someone please give a rough guide to follow in setting this up? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email