" Raymond A. Ingles" wrote:
>
> I'm migrating my wife to Linux and weaning her off of Windows. I've got
> almost everything together (StarOffice, etc.), but I've run into a
> problem.
>
> I installed fvwm95 and got it configured properly. Then I used 'useradd'
> to give her an account, and gave her her own .fvwm95rc. When I log on as
> her, I can run 'startx' and it brings up the taskbar and so forth. But
> when I try to fire off any programs from the taskbar or an icon, they lock
> up. I tried opening an rxvt and it brings up a window and then says 'You
> don't have permission to run the X server'.
>
> I normally run as a mortal user myself, and I can definitely use X
> with that acocunt... but I created that account on installation. Did I do
> something wrong when I created her acocunt, or is there some file I need
> to update? Is there some special group she needs to be added to (a quick
> perusal of /etc/groups didn't show much).
>
> Do I just need to restart some particular process or (heaven forfend)
> reboot?
>
Totally wild, off-the-wall idea: Does her 'user' own all the Xwin
config files in her home dir? I've gotten into trouble with other
programs because, as root, I would copy a files(s) to my normal user's
home, but forget to make sure the files were owned by my normal user.
FWIW.
--
Ed C.
