Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 11:41:09 +0100 From: Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk> To: Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X startup problems Message-ID: <35C98845.994B5F59@ukonline.co.uk> References: <199808051909.PAA09541@spook.navinet.net>
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As far as I understand, there are two options to start up X. 1) startx - requires user has execute permission on startx 2) xdm - see http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ133.html for info (dont forget to make .xsession executable!) or it loops :-) I use the xdm method - it brings up a graphical login screen NB if you get locked out doing this, reboot using the "-s" option when it says "boot:" to get single user "mount -a" to mount the file system read/write - and fix whatever broke. Chris R. Forrest Aldrich wrote: > This has been an outstanding mystery... X windows will not start up if the > user is not root. I've checked, removed, and altered my .xinitrc, to no > avail. What gives with this? > > 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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