Re: startx not for normal user?
Hmm, after trying gdm (with partial success) and reinstalling xdm,
the latter seems to work.. But I still don't understand why I am not
allowed to run startx. I noticed /etc/X11/Xserver reads Console,
which seems to imply anybody on the console is allowed to run X.
I am sorry about replying to my own post..
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 18:04, Remco van 't Veer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just installed Debian on a fresh workstation but only root can open
> a X session. First I tried startx using a normal user but it
> complains:
>
> xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions.
> You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm.
> We strongly advice against make the server SUID!
>
> I am unable to find Xwrapper and xdm doesn't let me login. Xdm
> restarts immediately after I type my password. The logfile xdm.log
> reads:
>
> AUDIT: Mon Sep 3 16:00:00 2001: 599 X: client 2 rejected from local host
> Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> ..
>
> I removed the .Xauthority file, but that does not help. Does anybody
> know how I can fix this?
>
> TIA,
> Remco
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