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Date:      Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:00:50 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net>
Cc:        George.Giles@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Xserver won't start
Message-ID:  <20010221210050.G66731@mollari.cthul.hu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102212053420.90228-100000@acs-24-154-27-53.zoominternet.net>; from dmmiller@cvzoom.net on Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 08:57:22PM -0500
References:  <20010221194958.A41180@telocity.com> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102212053420.90228-100000@acs-24-154-27-53.zoominternet.net>

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On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 08:57:22PM -0500, Donn Miller wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 05:23:07PM -0600, George.Giles@mcmail.vanderbilt.=
edu wrote:
> > > My X server was running just fine before I updated from 4.2 release t=
o 4.2
> > > stable.
> > >
> > > Where should I look ?
>=20
> Check the permissions on /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86.  Maybe you need the suid
> bit set?
>=20
> -rws--x--x  1 root  wheel  1810212 Feb 21 19:26 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
>    ^
>=20
> If you don't, just do chmod 4711 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86.

Don't do this; install the Xwrapper port instead -- the setuid bit was
removed from the XFree86 in favour of the Xwrapper port for a reason
(improved security).

Kris

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