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From: lanehol@bellsouth.net
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Subject: unable to run xWindows unless I am root
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:25:42 -0600
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Since I last rebuild XFree86 I am unable to run startx unless I am logged in
as 'root'. How do I fix this?

I get the following error:

XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release date: January 8 2000

yadda, yadda, yadda

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions.
You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm
We strongly advise against making the server SUID root.

X connction to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)

Thanks,
lane






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