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Subject: Re: Xload
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Hi,

We had this discussion on the NetBSD list a while ago. Xload does a check
to see if you are root (it's written into the source code).  You can hack
the source if you want.  But I just su to root in an xterm and then do a 

  xload &

It works for me.

Mark

On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, EMANUELE COSTA wrote:

> Hi all,
> 	Could someone tell me how to make xload work under x11?
> 	I've tried to change the ownership group as it was suggested in 
> the man pages, but it's still working only when I access the system from 
> the root account.
> 	Thanks in advance
> 					EMANUELE

Mark Andres               E-mail: coyote@ratbert.aisol.net
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