I believe that /usr/X11R6/bin/X needs to be suid root. On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Brad Bell wrote:
> hi, i am having some trouble (with permissions?) starting up afterstep. > if i start it as root, there are no problems. > if i start as a normal user, i get this: > > velcro# cat /home/brad/.xsession-errors > sh: /tmp/steprcXXXXX: Permission denied > Cannot open m4-processed config file > : No such file or directory > xterm: fatal IO error 2 (Broken pipe) or KillClient on X server ":0.0" > > the /tmp/ thing is what throws me off. /tmp is empty before and after i > try to start afterstep. > my system is basically 1.3.0 > > can anyone advise me on what to look for? > > -brad > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://weber.u.washington.edu/~maximill > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > ---------------- http://www.sound.net/~wpmills/ ----------------- : W. Paul Mills : Bill, I was there several years ago. : : Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. : Why would I want to go back tomorrow? : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Where were you! : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ---------------------------------------- : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Linux: Tomorrow's operating system, : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : here, today. : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ---------------------------------------- : : compuserve 70023,1750 : #define MY_TRUE_LOVE computer : -------------- http://homepage.midusa.net/~wpmills/ ------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
