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Subject: Re: x as normal user
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:37:26 -0400
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I've found with Xfree86 version 4. that is found in FreeBSD 4.6 you have to
install a package called wrapper to allow none root users to startx. In
older versions you just had to enable symbolic links in the xf86config
software.

----- Original Message -----
From: "maximilian sichart" <maximilian@sichart.org>
To: "freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: x as normal user


> i can start x as root,
> but when trying it as normal user i get this output:
> #
>
>
> Fatal server error:
> Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.
> giving up.
> xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X
> server
> xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
>
>
> #
> so, whats wrong??
> maximilian
>
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