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Date:      Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:50:28 -0500
From:      mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>
To:        Chip <chip@wiegand.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xserver problem when logged on as user, no problem as root
Message-ID:  <20020104215027.A72239@rochester.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <200201041755427.SM01904@there>; from chip@wiegand.org on Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 05:55:56PM -0800
References:  <200201041755427.SM01904@there>

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Install the wrapper port in ports/x11/wrapper.
It says this if you install XFree86 via the ports,
but since you used pkgdb, it probably scrolled past
before you got a change to read it.

mike

On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 05:55:56PM -0800, Chip wrote:
> I recently updated all my installed ports with pkgdb (or was it portupgrade? 
> I don't recall now) and now I can only start X as root. I know the problem, 
> it's shown below, but I don't know how to fix it. Can someone please bring me 
> up to snuff on setting this suid root (I still don't know what that actually 
> means, where's a good page that's explains it?).
> ---------------
> XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
> Release Date: 2 June 2001
> 	If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> 	newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
> 	reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE i386 [ELF] 
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Jan  4 17:39:50 2002
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured"
> (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
> (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
> (**) |   |-->Device "Card0"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
> (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
> (**) FontPath set to 
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/jmk/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mozilla/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/,
> unix/:7101"
> (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (II) xf86ReadBIOS(f8000, e80, Buf, 2)-> 8c c8 28 fb...
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root
> --------------------------
> 
> 
> --
> Chip W.
> mailto:chip@wiegand.org
> http://www.wiegand.org
> 
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