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Date:      Sun, 11 Nov 2001 23:10:35 -0500
From:      Justin White <justinfinity@mac.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 4.4 - X windows starts for root only
Message-ID:  <38DD5232-D723-11D5-8F86-000393092F82@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <001901c16a34$12e7f680$0101a8c0@e1>

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On Saturday, November 10, 2001, at 05:07 , Frank J. Eigler wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I installed 4.4 but X windows can be started for root only.
>
> Hardware:
> Intel SE440BX2NAV motherboard
> ATI Rage Fury 32MB 2x AGP video card
> SoundBlaster CT5803 soundcard
> Linksys EtherFast LNE100TX v4.1 (ADMtek AN985 10/100TX) NIC
> 512 MB PC100 SDRAM
> WD 20GB harddrive
>
> I'm new to FreeBSD, and need advice. Could anyone tell me where to start
> fixing this?

check out /usr/ports/x11/wrapper

cat pkg_descr for a quick look at what it (and any port) does

alternatively, use xdm/gdm/kdm and login through that as your normal 
user as has been said before

-Justin White | just6979@yahoo.com | http://justinfinity.2y.net:8080/


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