On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 22:15:25 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > Am 24.11.2015 um 21:47 schrieb Brian: > > On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 21:13:29 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > > > >> Am 24.11.2015 um 19:01 schrieb Brian: > >>> On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 17:36:49 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 2015-11-23 00:45:57 +0000, Brian wrote: > >>>>> On Sun 22 Nov 2015 at 19:00:36 -0500, The Wanderer wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 2015-11-22 at 18:52, Chris Bannister wrote: > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>> There are 2 reasons for this change: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1) It is needed to make Xorg run without root rights > >>>> > >>>> Do you mean that the user now needs to be root to do "startx -- vt7"? > >>> > >>> *I* don't mean anything. I was quoting what a developer said. But "no", > >>> the user does not have to be root. > >> > >> That's completely the wrong way around. > > > > What is the wrong way round? I've merely said root is not necessary to > > use startx. Surely that is not incorrect? > > This was not directed at you, just at the misconception that *now* > startx needs root. Where actually up until recently it *actually* > required root privileges (via SUID). That's what I meant with "wrong way > around". > > That Xorg can now run as unprivileged user is something new (at least in > Debian), and it's a very positive change.
I am aware of the recent changes to Xorg (my posts should intimate that). However, I was trying to stay away from examining the possible consequences of starting X on a different terminal with '-- vtX' and stick with the substance of the question. > Sorry if that quoting was misleading. Thank you for the clarification.