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Subject: Somewhat OT - Can't get KDE to work for normal user
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:14:32 -0600
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Hi all,

I was able to get Xfree86 4.1 setup with KDE as the winmanager as root.  I
start the x server using the startx command.  Unfortunately, none of the
users can start the x server because of permission problems.  I.e., the
XFree86.0.log looks like:

XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 2 June 2001
        If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
        newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
        reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.2-BETA i386 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Nov  7 04:11:58 2001
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Card0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/
lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/l
ib/X11/fonts/CID/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/1
00dpi/"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) checkDevMem: failed to open /dev/mem (Permission denied)
        linear framebuffer access unavailable

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root


When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.


I realize that the issue is described above, but I don't know what to do to
solve the permissions problem so that I don't open up a huge security hole.

TIA,
SF


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