Put the name of the X server in /etc/X11/Xserver. Then use xdm or xinit or startx.
On 27-Nov-98 Robert Kerr wrote: > Hi all, > I'm running an Xserver that supports my Matrox AGP card, and it runs fine > if I run it as root, but when I run it a normal user, I get this message: > > 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! > > > I seem to recall this problem being mentioned before, but I don't > remember how to solve it. any ideas? > thanks > > > -bob > > UNIX _IS_ user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are. > ********************************************************************** > * Robert Kerr, The morphing guy. * 368 Clyde Building, BYU * > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Provo, Utah 84602 * > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Phone: (801) 378-2029 * > * http://www.et.byu.edu/~kerrr * Fax: (801) 378-4449 * > ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
