Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:05:29 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Alex Zivenko <twistfire@rambler.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: startx - problem Message-ID: <20030731200529.GA18107@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <003d01c3579c$8aabb790$0400a8c0@fire> References: <003d01c3579c$8aabb790$0400a8c0@fire>
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 10:46:42PM +0300, Alex Zivenko wrote:
> Hi all!
> I have a problem. When I am starting My X server with only a user privile=
gies - it gives me an error containing:
> error in locking authority file
> .Xauthority
> But when i am a root - all perfect.
> What's the problem
startx needs the X server to be SUID root -- if you've installed X
=66rom ports you should have:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 May 15 12:06 /usr/X11R6/bin/X@ -> Xw=
rapper-4
-r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4804 Apr 24 11:52 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper=
-4*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1808362 May 15 12:06 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86*
However, the .Xauthority file should be in your home directory, and
owned by you:
-rw------- 1 matthew matthew 860 Jul 27 21:16 /home/matthew/.Xauthor=
ity
If you've run X as root, but with $HOME set to your ordinary home
directory, then I suppose that file could end up owned by root, and
unreadable by your UID, which would cause the effects you're seeing.
Cheers,
Matthew
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