John....er...how did this & the last one get addressed to you instead of
the list? Anyway, I got to thinking about this root thing and began to
wonder (I don't believe I've actually run xf86config as other than root)
what happens when an upriveleged user finishes running xf86config and it
goes to write the XF86Config file whoich requires root priveleges to
write?
I think I'll stck this back into the list to continue the thread.
Alan
Alan Shoemaker wrote:
>
> John....root! Not on my system? Here's my path as alan (an
> unpriveleged user):
>
> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/alan/bin
>
> Why would a program in a path segment that begins with /usr require root
> priveleges?
>
> Alan
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> > > I apologize, but as I am a TOTAL newbie, and typing xf86config(or as the
> > > manual says XF86Config)does not pull it up. How do I run this?
> > >
> > > Sorry for the stupid questions.
> > >
> > You have to be "root" (admin) to run this. The FULL path
> > will be /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
> > Please note that this is ALL LOWER CASE. This DOES make a
> > difference. The /etc/X11/XF86Config you are referring to is
> > a textfile which you can manually edit to config your
> > video. As you are an admitted newbie, I highly recommend
> > AGAINST that. Hell, I've been using Linux on my desktop
> > for almost a year now, and I *still* won't hand edit that
> > file! :-)
> > John
