Hello. Shot:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ XFree86 :0 -nolisten tcp -dpi 100 & sleep 2 && > DISPLAY=:0.0 gnome-session > [1] 3221 > > Fatal server error: > Cannot move old logfile "/var/log/XFree86.0.log.old" > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [1]+ Exit 1 XFree86 :0 -nolisten tcp -dpi 100 > > (gnome-session:3227): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I googled some more and did `chmod ug+s /usr/bin/X11/XFree86`: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 -rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 1745388 2004-07-07 17:07 /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 Now, the `XFree86 ... gnome-session` starts X and puts me on the spotted gray background with the usual X cursor (and nothing more happens, I have to kill the server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace), while `startx` still doesn't work, in the same way it didn't before the chmod (that is - shows the background for a second or two and drops me back to the commandline). For reference, on my laptop everything works fine *without* XFree86 runing suid root: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1745388 2004-07-07 17:07 /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 Cheers, -- Shot (Piotr Szotkowski) -- .--- http://shot.pl/ --- http://shot.pl/hovercraft/ --- -- - | If I had wanted your website to make noise I would | have licked my finger and rubbed it across the monitor. | -- istartedi, /. `----- ---- --- -- -