From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 10 06:03:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE3BC37B401 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:03:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.online.ie (mail.online.ie [213.159.130.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E40DA43FBD for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:03:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from relyod@cooperationireland.org) Received: from liffey.cooperationireland.org (unknown [217.67.143.158]) by mail.online.ie (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8981B03E; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:03:50 +0100 (IST) Received: from IT3.cooperationireland.org (it3 [199.107.2.144]) h3AD3msQ062300; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:03:48 +0100 (IST) (envelope-from relyod@cooperationireland.org) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030410140043.00aad0e0@199.107.2.1> X-Sender: relyod@199.107.2.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:03:47 +0100 To: "Drew Oliner" From: Mike Doyle In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:03:54 -0000 Did you select one of the "higher" security levels? X won't run if the security level is set too high, because it doesn't have permission to take over the screen/keyboard. I'm sure someone who has been around longer than I have can phrase this in more technical terms, but try setting kern_securelevel="-1" and/or kern_securelevel_enable="no" in /etc/rc.conf and re-running the X setup program At 02:30 10/04/2003, you wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD and I installed it on to my computer and after i > installed "X" i was told to run "XF86Config" and i typed it in and i > got Premision denied. I was SUed to root and i am wondering why am i > root and getting premision denied. > > > Drew > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 helps [1]ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*. > >References > > 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMNENUS/2743 >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" <>< =================================================== ><> Michael Doyle email: relyod@cooperationireland.org Network Administrator personal email: relyod@indigo.ie Co-operation Ireland http://www.cooperationireland.org/ Phone: +353-1-661 0588 Fax: +353-1-661 8456 *********************************************************************