Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:38:26 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Herk <herk@cwnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: reg user cannot run X server Message-ID: <20020107153626.K11088-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <3C3A037A.7040300@cwnet.com>
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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 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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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