On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:57:02 -0600 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Walter Dnes wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 01:28:17AM -0500, wrote > >> * According to /usr/portage/x11-base/xorg-server/ChangeLog > >> USE="suid" has been enabled as of December 20, 2012. If you do > >> not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a regular > >> user. xdm and other X login managers will still work. > > Let me re-phrase that. A USE="suid" flag has been created. If > > you do not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a > > regular user. > > > > I checked here and it must be enabled in my profile. I don't have it > in make.conf or any other portage file that I edit. I use the KDE > profile for those who are wondering. It may save time > looking/checking it. It's not in the profile, the xorg-server ebuild sets USE="suid" on by default. Most likely is that Walter has USE="-suid" in his make.conf and sets it back on for things he's checked out personally. Meaning that in this case one slipped through. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
