Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:29:26 -0400 From: "David Loszewski" <stealth215@mediaone.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: X server error, please help Message-ID: <004201c1423c$dd10a0d0$3000a8c0@sickness>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C1421B.55FF00D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just installed freebsd 4.4, I love the new installation options. However, one problem that I am having is that I can't start X Windows using a user's login name other than root. I have put this user in group wheel and when I type 'startx' it gives me a bunch of stuff, just the loading info and then the error message: "Fatal server error: xF86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions. You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm. We startongly advice against making the server SUID root!" Which it's not. Any ideas? Dave ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C1421B.55FF00D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">; <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01C1421B.52F6C9E0"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} span.SpellE {mso-style-name:""; mso-spl-e:yes;} span.GramE {mso-style-name:""; mso-gram-e:yes;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */=20 table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple = style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I just installed <span class=3DSpellE>freebsd</span> = <span class=3DGramE>4.4,</span> I love the new installation options.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>However, one problem that I am = having is that I can’t start X Windows using a user’s login name other = than root.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have put this user = in group wheel and when I type ‘<span class=3DSpellE>startx</span>’ = it gives me a bunch of stuff, just the loading info and then the error = message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>“Fatal server = error:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>xF86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You should be = using <span class=3DSpellE>Xwrapper</span> to start the server or <span = class=3DSpellE>xdm</span>.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=3DGramE>We <span = class=3DSpellE>startongly</span> advice against making the server SUID = root!”</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Which it’s = not.</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <span class=3DGramE>Any ideas?</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C1421B.55FF00D0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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