From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 18 22: 8:11 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 18 22:08:09 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from srcso.globis.ru (globis.ru [212.248.80.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1D0037B400 for ; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:08:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from raduga.dyndns.org (raduga.sochi.net [212.248.82.76]) by srcso.globis.ru (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA14229 for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:32:37 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from igor@raduga.dyndns.org) Received: (from igor@localhost) by raduga.dyndns.org (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBJ67mx32202 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:07:48 +0300 Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:07:48 +0300 From: Igor Robul To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't startx as user other than root Message-ID: <20001219090748.C32010@linux.rainbow> Reply-To: igorr@crosswinds.net Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre4i In-Reply-To: ; from bradley_watts@hotmail.com on Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 11:06:17PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 11:06:17PM -0500, Booo Bo wrote: > Hi there, > > I installed windowmaker as root, through /stand/sysinstall and am not able > to startx as a non-root user (group wheel). How can I assign the windowmaker > login to my non-root user when starting x? I already have X up and running > fine for root. Install Xwrapper OR make your X server SETUID root OR use xdm/kdm/wdm etc -- Igor Robul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", Sochi, Russia http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message