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Date:      Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:07:48 +0300
From:      Igor Robul <igor@raduga.dyndns.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't startx as user other than root
Message-ID:  <20001219090748.C32010@linux.rainbow>
In-Reply-To: <F258aV5X5PIKRGiM2C300002a06@hotmail.com>; from bradley_watts@hotmail.com on Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 11:06:17PM -0500
References:  <F258aV5X5PIKRGiM2C300002a06@hotmail.com>

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On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 11:06:17PM -0500, Booo Bo wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I installed windowmaker as root, through /stand/sysinstall and am not able 
> to startx as a non-root user (group wheel). How can I assign the windowmaker 
> login to my non-root user when starting x? I already have X up and running 
> fine for root.
Install Xwrapper OR make your X server SETUID root OR use xdm/kdm/wdm etc

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Igor Robul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", 
Sochi, Russia
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