Date: 27 Jul 2002 18:09:33 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com>, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for root WAS [Re: Newly installed Message-ID: <1027807773.48261.41.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <1027811128.32700.44.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> References: <F125OpoUyE6ZnFDenr30002671c@hotmail.com> <1027780596.76796.9.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> <1027790105.46963.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1027798187.32700.3.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> <1027802981.48261.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1027807293.32700.25.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> <1027804772.48261.23.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1027811128.32700.44.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com>
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--=-MWW/YsZEMLlOb7iObOSx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 19:05, Stacey Roberts wrote: > Hi Joe, > Okay, let me make sure I have this procedure down correct here: > 1] Log off from X > 2] su to root > 3] Delete (as root) /tmp/.sawfish-stacey 3.25] Delete _all_ /tmp/.sawfish* directories 3.5] Exit from su back to user stacey > 4] Run "startx" to log into X again > 5] I should now be able to configure Sawfish in gnomecontrolcenter Yes, if you do the steps I listed above. >=20 > I'm not sure what you meant by ensuring that I use Xwrapper to start X. > I only use what I've installed (the wrapper port) in order to use > "startx" to start X When I say Xwrapper, I mean the wrapper port. Joe >=20 > Please let me know if there's some chance I'm not using the correct > procedure here. >=20 > Stacey >=20 >=20 > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 22:19, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 18:01, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > Hi Joe, > > > I've not got copy paste working with my mouse here at the moment > > > working on that as well :-( but I'll type the output here: > >=20 > > Make sure you're using moused, and have your protocol in your XF86Confi= g > > file set to Auto. If the button is only a two-button mouse, make sure > > you're starting moused with the -3 flag, and you have the correct > > Emulate3Buttons option set for your mouse in XF86Config. > >=20 > > >=20 > > > As non-root user: > > > bash-2.05a$ /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui > > > error: can't connect to socket > > > /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/<host>.mydomainname.com:0.0 > > > *** Error: can't connect to sawfish on display, :0 > >=20 > > Does /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/ exist? What are the permissions? How about > > the <host>.mydomainname.com:0.0 socket? > >=20 > > >=20 > > > As root after the above failure: > > > # /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui > > > GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: > > > Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocol= s > > > specified are supported and host-based authentication failed. > > > error: can't connect to socket > > > /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/<host>.mydomainname.com:0.0 > > > *** Error: can't connect to sawfish on display, :0 > > >=20 > > > Hope this proves helpful. > > >=20 > > > About your other e-mail concerning the contents of ~/.xinitrc, what I > > > have in the file is only what's written in the FBSD Handbook 2nd Ed P= g > > > 137 > >=20 > > The handbook could use an update. Starting gnome-session with exec > > greatly speeds things up when closing X. > >=20 > > Joe > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Stacey > > >=20 > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 21:49, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 15:29, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > > I ran the cmds you suggested as prescribed. One thing to menti= on: > > > > >=20 > > > > > For the two commands: > > > > > killall gconfd-1 > > > > > killall gconfd-2 > > > > >=20 > > > > > I got "no matching process found" returned. > > > > >=20 > > > > > On typing startx, sound now appears to be working, but I am still= unable > > > > > to configure Sawfish: Same "beep", nothing happens. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Some progress though., whatdya think? > > > >=20 > > > > Run /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui, and send me the output. > > > >=20 > > > > Joe > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > Thanks. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Stacey > > > > >=20 > > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 18:15, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 10:36, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Maxime > > > > > > > Thanks for getting back to me. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > I got your message and advise about configuring Sawfish, but = its really > > > > > > > strange here. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > When I installed gnome, I didn't select any other window mana= ger (as I > > > > > > > knew that Sawfish is installed as the default window manager = anyways. I > > > > > > > was able to run the "Configure Sawfish Window Manager" tool a= s root > > > > > > > after recompiling Sawfish (as per Joe Marcus Clarke's advisor= y), but I > > > > > > > am not able to do so as a non-root user. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > I get the same "beep" noise and nothing happens. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Sawfish is selected as "current" in the gnomecontrolcenter pa= nel when I > > > > > > > start it, so its already running! > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > If there is any log / or config files that would assist you, = do ask and > > > > > > > I'll get that off to you. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Shut all X things down. Then run the following as root: > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > killall esd > > > > > > killall oafd > > > > > > killall gconfd-1 > > > > > > killall gconfd-2 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > rm -rf /tmp/.sawfish* > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Then start up X again as a non-root user. Things should work f= or you. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Joe > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Thanks again for the reply. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Stacey > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 14:23, Maxime Romano wrote: > > > > > > > > >From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> > > > > > > > > >To: Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com> > > > > > > > > >CC: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>, <freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org> > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for= root WAS [Re:=20 > > > > > > > > >Newly installed > > > > > > > > >Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:39:35 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Maxime, > > > > > > > > > That's worked for! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >However, I'm back to my original problem: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Sawfish not running", when trying to configure Sawfish as= ordinary user. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Sawfish must be running *before* you can configure it. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Running "sawfish" at cli returns: "You can only run one wi= ndow manager" > > > > > > > > You have to kill your current window manager, and start saw= fish quickly, or=20 > > > > > > > > else the old window manager might kick in and try to take o= ver again. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Try something like "killall metacity;killall enlightenment;= killall=20 > > > > > > > > sawfish;killall twm;sawfish 1&- 2&- 3&- &" That oughta fix= everthing up. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > -Maxime Romano > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, no! To use startx, your X server must be SUID root= ! Do to that, > > > > > > > > > > just > > > > > > > > > > chmod +s /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 as root and you're set. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Oh, and try to set the permissions on XFree86.0.log to= what they were. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something might break.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Maxime Romano > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> > > > > > > > > > > >To: robert Backhaus <robbakfreebsd@yahoo.co.uk> > > > > > > > > > > >CC: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>,FreeBSD U= ser Questions > > > > > > > > > > List > > > > > > > > > > ><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>,<freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD= .ORG> > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only= for root WAS > > > > > > > > > > [Re: > > > > > > > > > > >Newly installed 4.6Stable+gnome1.4x =3D Broken Sawfish= ] > > > > > > > > > > >Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 10:53:27 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Robert, > > > > > > > > > > > I did as you suggested, but that only gives me a n= ew error: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Fatal server error: > > > > > > > > > > >xf86OpenConsole: server must be suid root > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Silly question, how do I get the permissions to revert= back to what > > > > > > > > > > they > > > > > > > > > > >were: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"rw r r root wheel" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting robert Backhaus <robbakfreebsd@yahoo.co.uk>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- sroberts@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recompiled Sawfish, but now startx only work= s > > > > > > > > > > > > > for root. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For each user, there already exists the .xinitrc > > > > > > > > > > > > > file > > > > > > > > > > > > > with: /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session being the only > > > > > > > > > > > > > line in there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The error I get is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fatal Server Error: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cannnot open log file /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please help me with this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Check the ownership of /var/log/Free86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > > > ls /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > > > it should be something like rwx_w__w_ > > > > > > > > > > > > do chmod a+w /var/log//XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Backhaus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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