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From: John Murphy <bigotfo@bigfoot.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD-4.1; XServer (SVGA) not start, than user without root
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 03:24:24 +0100
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N. Evermann wrote:
>I seem to have a slight problem to start the XServer (SVGA + KDE)=20
>on FreeBSD 4.1, with startx and Xwrapper, without root permission.
>
>What can I do to fix it?

chmod go+w /var/tmp

This fixed a similar problem for me recently.

>
>Understand my littlebit english?

Easily, thank you.

HTH
John.


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