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Date:      Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:09:46 -0400
From:      "David Loszewski" <stealth215@mediaone.net>
To:        "'Isaac Mushinsky'" <imush@mail.ru>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: X server error, please help
Message-ID:  <002201c142d9$5e77a3c0$3000b1d8@sickness>
In-Reply-To: <200109210422.f8L4MM500997@omsk.mushinsky.net>

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K, I tried to install wrapper but it came up with this:

zeus# make install
===>  wrapper-1.0_1 is forbidden: This port is for XFree86-4.

So I installed XFree86-4 assuming that I didn't have this, keep in mind
that I have FreeBSD 4.4 so I was a little surprised to see that it
wasn't already installed.  Once I've installed it I try to install
wrapper again and this is what I get:

zeus# make install
===>  wrapper-1.0_1 is forbidden: This port is for XFree86-4.

Same thing, so why is this happening? Not only that but when I was
running FreeBSD 4.3 it never used to come up with that root permission
error for trying to run the X server. FreeBSD 4.4 was done as a clean
install and was not upgraded. Any help you could provide would be much
appreciated.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Isaac
Mushinsky
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:22 AM
To: David Loszewski; freebsd-questions
Subject: Re: X server error, please help

Install wrapper from ports/x11 and shoot

On Thursday 20 September 2001 23:43, you wrote:
> Still need help
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of David
> Loszewski
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:29 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: X server error, please help
>
> 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

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