Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 21:29:47 -0500 (CDT) From: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: anthony@sohopros.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can not run X under user account. Message-ID: <199804130229.VAA02403@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980412192936.anthony@sohopros.com>
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On 12 Apr, anthony@sohopros.com wrote: > I can not start xinit when I am logged on as a regular > user. The only way I can start X is by logging on as > root. Can someone help me figure this out? > > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: anthony@sohopros.com > Date: 12-Apr-98 > Time: 19:26:06 > > This message was sent by XFMail > ---------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Sounds like you have a file permission problem. Had that happen to me once. Check the relevant files for the correct permissions. I can;t recall which were giving the problem in my experience. OR Check that /usr/X11R6/bin is in the users .profile file. This is most likely the problem. Frank -- ----------------------------- "At no time is freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his thumb with a hammer." -- Marshall Lumsden To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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