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From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org>
To: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, Herk <herk@cwnet.com>
Subject: Re: reg user cannot run X server
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:41:37 -0500
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On Monday 07 January 2002 03:38 pm, Joe Clarke wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Herk wrote:
> > Hi, freebsd-questions.
> >
> > As a regular user I can't start the X windowing system.  If I start X as
> > root, then "su" to
> > my regular user account, I can't run emacs or mozilla as a regular user.
> >  In all three cases,
> > there are error messages relating to access to the X server permission.
>
> If you're using XFree 4.x, you need to install /usr/ports/x11/wrapper,
> then create a ~/.xserverrc with the line:
>
> exec Xwrapper :0

I just did this recently , and I didn't have do that, I don't think.
At least if I did I don't recall it--the port must have told me to do 
whatever I did; nothing I think, but perhaps some sort of ln -s dance.

>
> Then you should be able to start X as a non-root user using the command
> startx.
>
> If you're using XFree 3.x, Xwrapper should already be installed.  Just
> create the ~/.xserverrc as mentioned above.
>
> Joe
>
> > I've just installed FreeBSD4.4--initially without X;  I installed X
> > afterwords, following
> > the steps in the FreeBSD Handbook.  My regular user has been made a
> > member of wheel,
> > as well as dialer and network.
> >
> > I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Herk Gibbs
> >
> >
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