Re: severe bug:Failure to start X related to /tmp permissions

2003-11-20 Thread tallison
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:42:32PM -0500, Tom Allison wrote: >> ls -l /: >> drwxr-xr-x root root tmp >> >> This is the problem. >> >> It's an extremely severe bug. > > Not really, it's easily reversible. > Yes, it is easily reversible. I changed /tmp to rwxrwtrwt (IIRC) and it's working f

Re: severe bug:Failure to start X related to /tmp permissions

2003-11-20 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:42:32PM -0500, Tom Allison wrote: > ls -l /: > drwxr-xr-x root root tmp > > This is the problem. > > It's an extremely severe bug. Not really, it's easily reversible. > Settings that might have influenced this: > Users cannot view each others $HOME directory > '

severe bug:Failure to start X related to /tmp permissions

2003-11-19 Thread Tom Allison
OK, I finally figured out what the cause, possibly, of my problem I've been struggling with over several postings/days here. The problem is that I have been unable to login via xdm/XFree as a regular user. Root is OK. The answer/clue is in the ~/.xsession-errors file. It's also related to a i

Re: X related

2001-10-05 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 10:44:35PM +0530, Jeffrin Jose T. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Is there any freely downloadable X window system administration guide > available ? What specifically are you looking for? Man pages exist. -- Karsten M. Self http://kmself.home.netcom.com/

X related

2001-10-04 Thread Jeffrin Jose T .
Is there any freely downloadable X window system administration guide available ? -- Jeffrin Jose T. www.MSServices.org GPG:1024D/F5726A1B

Re: X related questions

1997-04-19 Thread Chris Harris
I have a slightly different question. I have x/xdm running fine on vt7 on bootup. However, I'd like to be able to start a second X session on vt8, so that, if I am logged into X on vt7 and have locked the screen with xlock, other people can hit cntrl-alt-f8 and get a new xdm screen that they can

Re: X related questions

1997-04-16 Thread tgakem
[ snip ] > > first type runlevel, and see what level you are booting in (runlevel > is in /sbin/runlevel). Then, if runlevel says "N 4", you're in level > 4, and type > cd /etc/rc4.d > mv S99xdm K99xdm Just some minor nit picking: it should be mv S99xdm K01xdm This might be important when switc

Re: X related questions

1997-04-16 Thread joost witteveen
> - I have Debian 1.2 installed with kernel 2.0.27, when I boot the system, > the last thing the system do, before asking me for the user and password, > is start the xdm program. Then the system change to the seventh tty and > change the apperance from text to graphical. I move to the firs

X related questions

1997-04-16 Thread jr_martinez
Dear Debian users, I have two questions related to XF86 setup and boot options: - I have Debian 1.2 installed with kernel 2.0.27, when I boot the system, the last thing the system do, before asking me for the user and password, is start the xdm program. Then the system change to the