From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 15 07:31:44 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD2D216A400 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:31:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Received: from caelis.elvandar.org (caelis.elvandar.org [217.148.169.59]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A08013C487 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:31:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Received: from localhost (caelis.elvandar.org [217.148.169.59]) by caelis.elvandar.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9D7292FD31; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:03:52 +0100 (CET) Received: from caelis.elvandar.org ([217.148.169.59]) by localhost (caelis.elvandar.org [217.148.169.59]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 63320-01; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:03:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from redqueen.evilcoder-services.org (caelis.elvandar.org [217.148.169.59]) by caelis.elvandar.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2166B92FC9C; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:03:46 +0100 (CET) Received: by redqueen.evilcoder-services.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E7C5D65D9; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:03:45 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:03:45 +0100 From: Remko Lodder To: Roger Olofsson Message-ID: <20070315070345.GE50172@elvandar.org> References: <45F6FFE6.8070903@passagen.se> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45F6FFE6.8070903@passagen.se> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 at elvandar.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, ajay gopalakrishnan Subject: Re: i am facing these issues after my FreeBSD 6.2 installation. X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:31:44 -0000 On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 08:47:50PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: > Hello Ajay, > > 2. May I suggest that you get the source code for vim and compile it? > It's available at the wonderful Vi lovers homepage at -> > http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html > > 3. You could, for instance, create a small file containing the startx > command, make sure that file is executable by doing chmod ugo+x > and place that file in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. That is a very bad advise imo. rc.d scripts are started by root and unless the daemons started drop privileges, you will be running X as root, which is not something you want to persue. Additionally; there are far better alternatives then using these kind of solutions. That said; Thanks for the willingness to help someone out! It is really appriciated and shows the power of the FreeBSD Community! Cheers, Remko > > 5. The sources are available as a package. Just install them using csup > or any other method you prefer. > > Good luck! > -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder ** remko@elvandar.org FreeBSD ** remko@FreeBSD.org /* Quis custodiet ipsos custodes */