From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 15 10:59:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1028E16A405 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:59:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raggen@passagen.se) Received: from av7-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (av7-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net [81.228.9.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C690113C465 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:59:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raggen@passagen.se) Received: by av7-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id 734F838439; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:59:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net [81.228.9.101]) by av7-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4820E38424; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:59:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (81-231-90-251-no41.tbcn.telia.com [81.231.90.251]) by smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21D8A37E68; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:59:37 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <45F92697.2030505@passagen.se> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:57:27 +0100 From: Roger Olofsson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Remko Lodder References: <45F6FFE6.8070903@passagen.se> <20070315070345.GE50172@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <20070315070345.GE50172@elvandar.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i am facing these issues after my FreeBSD 6.2 installation. X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:59:39 -0000 Remko Lodder skrev: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 08:47:50PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: >> Hello Ajay, >> >> 2. May I suggest that you get the source code for vim and compile it? >> It's available at the wonderful Vi lovers homepage at -> >> http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html >> >> 3. You could, for instance, create a small file containing the startx >> command, make sure that file is executable by doing chmod ugo+x >> and place that file in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. > > That is a very bad advise imo. rc.d scripts are started by root and unless > the daemons started drop privileges, you will be running X as root, which > is not something you want to persue. Additionally; there are far better > alternatives then using these kind of solutions. > Yes, you are correct. I am so used to being root that I forgot the security aspect. I hereby retract my answer to this question. > That said; Thanks for the willingness to help someone out! It is really > appriciated and shows the power of the FreeBSD Community! > No offence taken, I am glad you pointed out my mistake. > Cheers, > Remko > >> 5. The sources are available as a package. Just install them using csup >> or any other method you prefer. >> >> Good luck! >>