Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:52:46 -0600 From: Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: lanehol@bellsouth.net, newbie@xfree86.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: unable to run xWindows unless I am root Message-ID: <20010115235246.B31403@northernbrewer.com> In-Reply-To: <20010116052544.676553E02@bazooka.unixfreak.org>; from dima@unixfreak.org on Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 09:25:39PM -0800 References: <006501c07f52$dcf28120$63951442@windows.home> <20010116052544.676553E02@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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Dima Dorfman (dima@unixfreak.org) wrote: > > Fatal server error: > > 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. > > Have you actually read the message? The answer is right there! Use > xwrapper or xdm. X must be run with root privileges, and both of > those will arrange for that in a nice, safe way (theoretically, of > course). The message is not super clear, of course :) The first time I installed XFree86 from the ports, I was dogged by the lack of an [Xx]wrapper directory in the ports hierarchy. It's in /usr/ports/x11/wrapper. -- Christopher Farley Northern Brewer / 1150 Grand Avenue / St. Paul, MN 55105 www.northernbrewer.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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