From owner-freebsd-gnome Sat Jul 27 14:19:46 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 003EA37B400 for ; Sat, 27 Jul 2002 14:19:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu57-17-158.nc.rr.com [66.57.17.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41D3E43E3B for ; Sat, 27 Jul 2002 14:19:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from shumai.marcuscom.com (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) by creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g6RLJE9I018219; Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:19:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for root WAS [Re: Newly installed From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: Maxime Romano , freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <1027807293.32700.25.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> References: <1027780596.76796.9.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> <1027790105.46963.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1027798187.32700.3.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> <1027802981.48261.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1027807293.32700.25.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-HcCXtoF07DUhqT9dpK9A" X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 27 Jul 2002 17:19:31 -0400 Message-Id: <1027804772.48261.23.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --=-HcCXtoF07DUhqT9dpK9A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 18:01, Stacey Roberts wrote: > Hi Joe, > I've not got copy paste working with my mouse here at the moment > working on that as well :-( but I'll type the output here: Make sure you're using moused, and have your protocol in your XF86Config file set to Auto. If the button is only a two-button mouse, make sure you're starting moused with the -3 flag, and you have the correct Emulate3Buttons option set for your mouse in XF86Config. >=20 > As non-root user: > bash-2.05a$ /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui > error: can't connect to socket > /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/.mydomainname.com:0.0 > *** Error: can't connect to sawfish on display, :0 Does /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/ exist? What are the permissions? How about the .mydomainname.com:0.0 socket? >=20 > As root after the above failure: > # /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui > GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: > Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols > specified are supported and host-based authentication failed. > error: can't connect to socket > /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/.mydomainname.com:0.0 > *** Error: can't connect to sawfish on display, :0 >=20 > Hope this proves helpful. >=20 > About your other e-mail concerning the contents of ~/.xinitrc, what I > have in the file is only what's written in the FBSD Handbook 2nd Ed Pg > 137 The handbook could use an update. Starting gnome-session with exec greatly speeds things up when closing X. Joe >=20 > Stacey >=20 > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 21:49, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 15:29, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > Hi Joe, > > > I ran the cmds you suggested as prescribed. One thing to mention: > > >=20 > > > For the two commands: > > > killall gconfd-1 > > > killall gconfd-2 > > >=20 > > > I got "no matching process found" returned. > > >=20 > > > On typing startx, sound now appears to be working, but I am still una= ble > > > to configure Sawfish: Same "beep", nothing happens. > > >=20 > > > Some progress though., whatdya think? > >=20 > > Run /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui, and send me the output. > >=20 > > Joe > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Thanks. > > >=20 > > > Stacey > > >=20 > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 18:15, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 10:36, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > > > Hi Maxime > > > > > Thanks for getting back to me. > > > > >=20 > > > > > I got your message and advise about configuring Sawfish, but its = really > > > > > strange here. > > > > >=20 > > > > > When I installed gnome, I didn't select any other window manager = (as I > > > > > knew that Sawfish is installed as the default window manager anyw= ays. I > > > > > was able to run the "Configure Sawfish Window Manager" tool as ro= ot > > > > > after recompiling Sawfish (as per Joe Marcus Clarke's advisory), = but I > > > > > am not able to do so as a non-root user. > > > > >=20 > > > > > I get the same "beep" noise and nothing happens. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Sawfish is selected as "current" in the gnomecontrolcenter panel = when I > > > > > start it, so its already running! > > > > >=20 > > > > > If there is any log / or config files that would assist you, do a= sk and > > > > > I'll get that off to you. > > > >=20 > > > > Shut all X things down. Then run the following as root: > > > >=20 > > > > killall esd > > > > killall oafd > > > > killall gconfd-1 > > > > killall gconfd-2 > > > >=20 > > > > rm -rf /tmp/.sawfish* > > > >=20 > > > > Then start up X again as a non-root user. Things should work for y= ou. > > > >=20 > > > > Joe > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > Thanks again for the reply. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Stacey > > > > >=20 > > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 14:23, Maxime Romano wrote: > > > > > > >From: > > > > > > >To: Maxime Romano > > > > > > >CC: , > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for roo= t WAS [Re:=20 > > > > > > >Newly installed > > > > > > >Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:39:35 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Maxime, > > > > > > > That's worked for! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >However, I'm back to my original problem: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Sawfish not running", when trying to configure Sawfish as ord= inary user. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Sawfish must be running *before* you can configure it. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Running "sawfish" at cli returns: "You can only run one window= manager" > > > > > > You have to kill your current window manager, and start sawfish= quickly, or=20 > > > > > > else the old window manager might kick in and try to take over = again. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Try something like "killall metacity;killall enlightenment;kill= all=20 > > > > > > sawfish;killall twm;sawfish 1&- 2&- 3&- &" That oughta fix eve= rthing up. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > -Maxime Romano > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting Maxime Romano : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, no! To use startx, your X server must be SUID root! D= o to that, > > > > > > > > just > > > > > > > > chmod +s /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 as root and you're set. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Oh, and try to set the permissions on XFree86.0.log to wha= t they were. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something might break.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Maxime Romano > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: > > > > > > > > >To: robert Backhaus > > > > > > > > >CC: Joe Marcus Clarke ,FreeBSD User = Questions > > > > > > > > List > > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for= root WAS > > > > > > > > [Re: > > > > > > > > >Newly installed 4.6Stable+gnome1.4x =3D Broken Sawfish] > > > > > > > > >Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 10:53:27 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Robert, > > > > > > > > > I did as you suggested, but that only gives me a new e= rror: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Fatal server error: > > > > > > > > >xf86OpenConsole: server must be suid root > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Silly question, how do I get the permissions to revert bac= k to what > > > > > > > > they > > > > > > > > >were: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"rw r r root wheel" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting robert Backhaus : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- sroberts@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > > > > > > > > I recompiled Sawfish, but now startx only works > > > > > > > > > > > for root. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For each user, there already exists the .xinitrc > > > > > > > > > > > file > > > > > > > > > > > with: /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session being the only > > > > > > > > > > > line in there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The error I get is: > > > > > > > > > > > Fatal Server Error: > > > > > > > > > > > Cannnot open log file /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please help me with this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Check the ownership of /var/log/Free86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > ls /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > it should be something like rwx_w__w_ > > > > > > > > > > do chmod a+w /var/log//XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > > > I hope. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Backhaus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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