Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:23:53 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Denny White <dennyboy@cableone.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xserver broken Message-ID: <20020114162353.R823@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <20020113230554.K311-100000@hal.cableone.net>; from dennyboy@cableone.net on Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 11:12:59PM -0600 References: <20020113230554.K311-100000@hal.cableone.net>
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On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 11:12:59PM -0600, Denny White wrote: > I installed the fbsd 4.5 rci-cdboot.iso > & everything was running fine. The only > thing that I can think I did before the > xwindows started messing up was to install > gimp. Now, when in xwindows as root, I > can't access the terminal & users can't > use xwindows at all. After hitting startx > as user, following message displays: > xf86OpenConsole: server must be running > with root permissions. You should be using > Xwrapper to start the server or xdm. > We strongly advise against making the > server SUID root. > Any advise as to where & what to read & > check on greatly appreciated. Hate to > wipe out the install. Would much rather > fix it & learn from it. Thanks. Install the x11/wrapper port or package and the problem is solved. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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