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Date:      28 Jul 2002 00:05:25 +0100
From:      Stacey Roberts <stacey@Demon.vickiandstacey.com>
To:        Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
Cc:        sroberts@dsl.pipex.com, Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com>, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for root WAS [Re: Newly installed
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Hi Joe,
   Okay, let me make sure I have this procedure down correct here:
1] Log off from X
2] su to root
3] Delete (as root) /tmp/.sawfish-stacey
4] Run "startx" to log into X again
5] I should now be able to configure Sawfish in gnomecontrolcenter

I'm not sure what you meant by ensuring that I use Xwrapper to start X.
I only use what I've installed (the wrapper port) in order to use
"startx" to start X

Please let me know if there's some chance I'm not using the correct
procedure here.

Stacey


On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 22:19, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> 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:
>=20
> 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
> >=20
> > As non-root user:
> > bash-2.05a$ /usr/X11R6/bin/sawfish-ui
> > error: can't connect to socket
> > /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/<host>.mydomainname.com:0.0
> > *** Error: can't connect to sawfish on display, :0
>=20
> Does /tmp/.sawfish-stacey/ exist?  What are the permissions?  How about
> the <host>.mydomainname.com:0.0 socket?
>=20
> >=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/<host>.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
>=20
> The handbook could use an update.  Starting gnome-session with exec
> greatly speeds things up when closing X.
>=20
> Joe
>=20
> >=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 u=
nable
> > > > 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 it=
s really
> > > > > > strange here.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > When I installed gnome, I didn't select any other window manage=
r (as I
> > > > > > knew that Sawfish is installed as the default window manager an=
yways. I
> > > > > > was able to run the "Configure Sawfish Window Manager" tool as =
root
> > > > > > 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 pane=
l when I
> > > > > > start it, so its already running!
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > If there is any log / or config files that would assist you, do=
 ask 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=
 you.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Thanks again for the reply.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Stacey
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 14:23, Maxime Romano wrote:
> > > > > > > >From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>
> > > > > > > >To: Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com>
> > > > > > > >CC: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>, <freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org>
> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only for r=
oot 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 o=
rdinary user.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > Sawfish must be running *before* you can configure it.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Running "sawfish" at cli returns: "You can only run one wind=
ow manager"
> > > > > > > You have to kill your current window manager, and start sawfi=
sh quickly, or=20
> > > > > > > else the old window manager might kick in and try to take ove=
r again.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > Try something like "killall metacity;killall enlightenment;ki=
llall=20
> > > > > > > sawfish;killall twm;sawfish 1&- 2&- 3&- &"  That oughta fix e=
verthing up.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > -Maxime Romano
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Stacey
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Quoting Maxime Romano <verbophobe@hotmail.com>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > No, no!  To use startx, your X server must be SUID root! =
 Do 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 w=
hat they were.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Something might break.)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -Maxime Romano
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>
> > > > > > > > > >To: robert Backhaus <robbakfreebsd@yahoo.co.uk>
> > > > > > > > > >CC: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>,FreeBSD Use=
r Questions
> > > > > > > > > List
> > > > > > > > > ><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>,<freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.O=
RG>
> > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Recompiled Sawfish, now startx works only f=
or 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=
 error:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >Fatal server error:
> > > > > > > > > >xf86OpenConsole: server must be suid root
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >Silly question, how do I get the permissions to revert b=
ack to what
> > > > > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > >were:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >"rw r r root wheel"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >????
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >Stacey
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >Quoting robert Backhaus <robbakfreebsd@yahoo.co.uk>:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > --- 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.
> > > > > > > > > > >
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