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Subject: Re: can't run vgl programs unless I'm root
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980204174818.13227A-100000@myname.my.domain> from Donn Miller at "Feb 4, 98 05:51:39 pm"
To: dmm125@bellatlantic.net (Donn Miller)
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In reply to Donn Miller who wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I couldn't get programs linked with libvgl to run unless I'm logged in as
> root.  I know that /dev/kmem needs to have write access.  Maybe there are
> others?
> 
> Thanks.  Any help appreciated.

You need to be root, as libvgl messes with IO ports to the videocard, and
this is not allowed if UID!=0.

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Søren Schmidt               (sos@FreeBSD.org)               FreeBSD Core Team
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