Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:50:28 -0500 From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> To: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xserver problem when logged on as user, no problem as root Message-ID: <20020104215027.A72239@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <200201041755427.SM01904@there>; from chip@wiegand.org on Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 05:55:56PM -0800 References: <200201041755427.SM01904@there>
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Install the wrapper port in ports/x11/wrapper. It says this if you install XFree86 via the ports, but since you used pkgdb, it probably scrolled past before you got a change to read it. mike On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 05:55:56PM -0800, Chip wrote: > I recently updated all my installed ports with pkgdb (or was it portupgrade? > I don't recall now) and now I can only start X as root. I know the problem, > it's shown below, but I don't know how to fix it. Can someone please bring me > up to snuff on setting this suid root (I still don't know what that actually > means, where's a good page that's explains it?). > --------------- > 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 4.4-RELEASE i386 [ELF] > Module Loader present > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Jan 4 17:39:50 2002 > (==) 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/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW/, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/jmk/, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mozilla/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont/, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/, > unix/:7101" > (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > (II) xf86ReadBIOS(f8000, e80, Buf, 2)-> 8c c8 28 fb... > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root > -------------------------- > > > -- > Chip W. > mailto:chip@wiegand.org > http://www.wiegand.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ___________________________________________________________ "HELLO POKEY!!! MY NAME IS BOBDOLE! LET'S BE FRIENDS" - Bobdole from "POKEY THE PENGUIN MEETS BOBDOLE" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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