Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:41:37 -0500 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, Herk <herk@cwnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: reg user cannot run X server Message-ID: <043d03841220712FE5@mail5.nc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20020107153626.K11088-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <20020107153626.K11088-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Monday 07 January 2002 03:38 pm, Joe Clarke wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Herk wrote:
> > Hi, freebsd-questions.
> >
> > As a regular user I can't start the X windowing system. If I start X as
> > root, then "su" to
> > my regular user account, I can't run emacs or mozilla as a regular user.
> > In all three cases,
> > there are error messages relating to access to the X server permission.
>
> If you're using XFree 4.x, you need to install /usr/ports/x11/wrapper,
> then create a ~/.xserverrc with the line:
>
> exec Xwrapper :0
I just did this recently , and I didn't have do that, I don't think.
At least if I did I don't recall it--the port must have told me to do
whatever I did; nothing I think, but perhaps some sort of ln -s dance.
>
> Then you should be able to start X as a non-root user using the command
> startx.
>
> If you're using XFree 3.x, Xwrapper should already be installed. Just
> create the ~/.xserverrc as mentioned above.
>
> Joe
>
> > I've just installed FreeBSD4.4--initially without X; I installed X
> > afterwords, following
> > the steps in the FreeBSD Handbook. My regular user has been made a
> > member of wheel,
> > as well as dialer and network.
> >
> > I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Herk Gibbs
> >
> >
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