From: Joshua Hudson ([email protected])
Date: Wed May 09 2001 - 23:21:18 CEST
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Subject: Re: [mu startx] only root can start x.
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 20:08:29 +0100 (BST)
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That would result in whoever started X becomeing root after X starts.
Not a good thing.
Hi,
chmod +s /usr/X11/bin/startx should do it as root shouldn't it? I
use RedHat most of the time now, and I don't remember having problems
starting x, so you'll have to check the exact path to startx. The
ownership of startx here is:-
[richard@kirkcaldy richard]$ ls -al /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.4k Sep 24 1999
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx
-- Richard Kirkcaldy, [email protected] Ad astra per aspera. On Wed, 9 May 2001, Joshua Hudson wrote: > Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 08:56:46 -0700 > From: Joshua Hudson <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mu startx] only root can start x. > > About two weeks ago, the question going around was how to permit other users > to start X-Windows without becoming root. > > I believe the trick is to modify startx so that the X server is started as > root (sudo?) and X window manager is started as the user. Can't get X up on > my system to verify (possibly my bizarre hardware). Hope this helps. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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