Subject: Regarding XFree
To: netbsd-help@NetBSD.org <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Rakhesh Sasidharan <rakhesh@cse.iitd.ernet.in>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/22/2001 21:07:54
Hi,
I get this error while trying to start X:
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Script started on Sun Jan 21 02:28:09 2001
[rakhesh@NetBSD<02:28>](rakhesh)$ X
<snip>
Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions
You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm.
We strongly advise against making the server SUID root!
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages
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I then tried linking X to Xwrapper instead of XF86_SVGA, but then when I
type `X`, nothing happens. I don't get any messages or any screen etc ...
and I have to press Ctrl-C to get back to the prompt.
Here are the permissions of the relevant X* files. I haven't done
anything -- everything is as per the default installation:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 Jan 21 02:27 /usr/X11R6/bin/X@ -> XF86_SVGA
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3061464 Nov 17 15:52 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1793816 Nov 17 15:52 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_VGA16*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1614240 Nov 17 15:52 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_W32*
-r-s--x--x 1 root wheel 5620 Nov 17 15:52 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper*
Hope somebody could help.
TIA.
Regards.
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Rakhesh Sasidharan rakhesh at cse.iitd.ac.in