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Subject: Re: another xfree86 question
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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?
>
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