Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:41:14 -0400 (EDT) From: <scott.nolde@mediaone.net> To: Eric Kozowski <eric@routergeeks.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: another xfree86 question Message-ID: <20010710163804.L63641-100000@bsd.smnolde.com> In-Reply-To: <20010710112748.C16356@schooner.routergeeks.net>
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If you've got XFree86 running as root, then you need to allow your non-root users. I've installed Xwrapper (/usr/ports/x11/wrapper ?) and use a script ~{HOME}/.xserverrc: #!/bin/sh Xdepth="-bpp 16" if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper ] ; then exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper -auth $HOME/.Xauthority ${Xdepth} else exec X -auth $HOME/.Xauthority ${Xdepth} fi It'll give you a warning, but this will let non-root users to run X using startx. - Scott On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Eric Kozowski wrote: > > ok, now i can run xf86cfg as root and create a config file. however, > i cannot run XFree86 -xf6config XF86Config as another user. i get: > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > i checked the config file and there are valid screens defined. > > anyone have any ideas? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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