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Date:      Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:44:38 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
To:        Danny Howard <dannyman@toldme.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD_Questions (E-mail 2)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: X only works with root
Message-ID:  <20020726184437.GN50921@vectors.cx>
In-Reply-To: <20020726105321.F12520@pianosa.catch22.org>
References:  <71ED4DBF1EA19A45A3765CA9548BE30A2133@server1.electrosoftsolutions.com> <00b101c2328d$a91fdb50$0801a8c0@customfilmeffects.com> <1027458856.2700.12.camel@lerlaptop.iadfw.net> <20020726105321.F12520@pianosa.catch22.org>

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if you've installed x11/wrapper and put the normal permissions back on
the Xfree86 server, if startx doesn't fire up X, it's an XF86Config
problem. and we'd need to see the output to point you to what is wrong
there.

-Adam


>> (07.26.2002 @ 1053 PST): Danny Howard said, in 0.5K: <<
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 04:14:16PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> > Also, make sure you have the x11/wrapper port installed, assuming a
> > XFree86 V4 install....
> 
> Okay, the idiot question:
> 
> Once you install x11/wrapper, what do you do to start X?  Figuring out a
> new way to start X annoys me too much, so I've just been putting the
> SUID bit back on my X server so startx would go.
> 
> -danny
> 
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>> end of "Re: X only works with root" from Danny Howard <<


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