Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 20:36:19 +0700 From: "Arifin" <arifin@xfilesfan.com> To: "Alfred Perlstein" <bright@rush.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Start X-Window from User Login. Message-ID: <009301be8b32$c79355e0$ac0294ca@arena>
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Hi Alfred, I use FreeBSD 226, when i edit login.conf a line "path" on default section not exist, but in standard section have a line "path". so i add /usr/X11R6/bin on standard section. And then save it, cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf But i type /usr/X11R6/bin/startx still appear "xinit: not found", I use FreeBSD at home, i'm a newbies, just single PC, i use FreeBSD for study Unix Like O/S... Please give me a suggestion, where i do mistake config? I install FreeBSD < 2 weeks ago, and create 2 user without group. i type a ls -l xinit in "/usr/X11R6/bin" appear: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 16384 Mar 1 1998 xinit what possible problem is a user control list setting? TIA, -arifin ps: sorry for poor english. -----Original Message----- From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Arifin <arifin@xfilesfan.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 1:25 AM Subject: Re: Start X-Window from User Login. >On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Arifin wrote: > >> Hi all.. >> >> How to run window manager from all user. >> I type /usr/X11R6/bin/startx from user login, appear error message: >> "xinit: not found", but in root login no problem?. > >You don't have /usrX11R6/bin in your path, try editing >/etc/login.conf and adding "/usr/X11R6/bin" to the line >with the word "path" at the front: > >default:\ > :copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT:\ > :welcome=/etc/motd:\ > :setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,EDITOR=/usr/bin/ee:\ > :path=~/bin /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/X11R6/bin:\ > :manpath=/usr/share/man /usr/local/man:\ > > ^ >here ----------------------------------------------/ > >then run: > >cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf > >to rebuild the login.conf database. > >-Alfred > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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