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To: lanehol@bellsouth.net
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Subject: Re: unable to run xWindows unless I am root 
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:25:39 -0800
From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>
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> 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.

Have you actually read the message?  The answer is right there!  Use
xwrapper or xdm.  X must be run with root privileges, and both of
those will arrange for that in a nice, safe way (theoretically, of
course).

					Dima Dorfman
					dima@unixfreak.org


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