Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
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Collins Richey wrote:
| On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:01:34 -0500
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|>So, peoples...What are considered the "proper" write privileges on
|>/tmp? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I am used to RedHat, all of
|>this was done for me during set up. :)
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| As root user, 'chmod 1777 /tmp'. This is the standard setting for
/tmp. The 1 causes the "sticky bit" to be set, which prevents users
from deleting files they did not create. Otherwise, allow anyone
anywhere to have full authority for files in /tmp.
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| HTH,
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You may want to mount with the noexec and nosuid options on in
/etc/fstab. May save your ass one day :)
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Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
hey, cool, cool... So then we get something like... . . drwxrwxrwt5 root root 1024 Jan 13 15:16 tmp . . Haven't tested it out on my home desktop and laptop yet, but my little test server here at the office let's me store my options in lynx instead of just crashing. A very positive step in the correct direction... Thanks a bunch! - michael On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 02:32 PM, Collins Richey wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:01:34 -0500 So, peoples...What are considered the "proper" write privileges on /tmp? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I am used to RedHat, all of this was done for me during set up. :) As root user, 'chmod 1777 /tmp'. This is the standard setting for /tmp. The 1 causes the "sticky bit" to be set, which prevents users from deleting files they did not create. Otherwise, allow anyone anywhere to have full authority for files in /tmp. HTH, -- Collins - Denver Area Gentoo stable plus kernel 2.6.1-mm2 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:01:34 -0500 > So, peoples...What are considered the "proper" write privileges on > /tmp? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I am used to RedHat, all of > this was done for me during set up. :) > As root user, 'chmod 1777 /tmp'. This is the standard setting for /tmp. The 1 causes the "sticky bit" to be set, which prevents users from deleting files they did not create. Otherwise, allow anyone anywhere to have full authority for files in /tmp. HTH, -- Collins - Denver Area Gentoo stable plus kernel 2.6.1-mm2 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
On Sunday, January 11, 2004, at 07:31 PM, Aaron Walker wrote: gabriel wrote: On January 11, 2004 07:04 pm, Michael Stilson Jr. wrote: Just got done emerging xfree and gnome. My root user can log into gnome fine (obviously), but my regular user (groups: users, wheel, audio) cannot log in to gnome. Looks like permission errors. what errors do you get if you try running "startx" as a regular user? also check to make sure that (a) all files in /home// are owned by that user and that that user can write to /tmp/ gabriel: I have been getting these errors... startx output: /usr/X11R6/bin/startx: line 104: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission denied /usr/X11R6/bin/startx: line 104: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission denied ~/.xsession-errors: /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: running: sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -1 :0 mstilson Yeah, I had this same problem when I started using Gentoo.. took me a week to realize I never set proper write permissions for /tmp. Shouldn't this be in the installation guide? So, peoples...What are considered the "proper" write privileges on /tmp? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I am used to RedHat, all of this was done for me during set up. :) Should I chgrp on /tmp to "users" or something and then set write privileges to the group? I went through this tutorial last night (got it from the gentoo DCG): http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/os-dw-linuxxwin-i.html Got some good info on .xinitrc, the X resource db and such. None of it fixed my problems though. Big thanks, for the info and the quick response. - michael Aaron -- http://ka0ttic.dyndns.org/ /usr/bin/fortune says: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
gabriel wrote: On January 11, 2004 07:04 pm, Michael Stilson Jr. wrote: Just got done emerging xfree and gnome. My root user can log into gnome fine (obviously), but my regular user (groups: users, wheel, audio) cannot log in to gnome. Looks like permission errors. Is there a group or groups that I should add my user to? I read through the Desktop Configuration Guide (DCG), but didn't find anything along these lines. In fact I followed the DCG during the emerge process. what errors do you get if you try running "startx" as a regular user? also check to make sure that (a) all files in /home// are owned by that user and that that user can write to /tmp/ Yeah, I had this same problem when I started using Gentoo.. took me a week to realize I never set proper write permissions for /tmp. Shouldn't this be in the installation guide? Aaron -- http://ka0ttic.dyndns.org/ /usr/bin/fortune says: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
On January 11, 2004 07:04 pm, Michael Stilson Jr. wrote: > Just got done emerging xfree and gnome. My root user can log into gnome > fine (obviously), but my regular user (groups: users, wheel, audio) > cannot log in to gnome. Looks like permission errors. > > Is there a group or groups that I should add my user to? I read through > the Desktop Configuration Guide (DCG), but didn't find anything along > these lines. In fact I followed the DCG during the emerge process. what errors do you get if you try running "startx" as a regular user? also check to make sure that (a) all files in /home// are owned by that user and that that user can write to /tmp/ -- your old road is rapidly aging please get out of the way if you can't lend a hand for the times they are a changing - bob dylan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
Hey, Just got done emerging xfree and gnome. My root user can log into gnome fine (obviously), but my regular user (groups: users, wheel, audio) cannot log in to gnome. Looks like permission errors. Is there a group or groups that I should add my user to? I read through the Desktop Configuration Guide (DCG), but didn't find anything along these lines. In fact I followed the DCG during the emerge process. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance, - michael -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] X/Gnome: How does this work for regular users?
Hey, Just got done emerging xfree and gnome. My root user can log into gnome fine (obviously), but my regular user (groups: users, wheel, audio) cannot log in to gnome. Looks like permission errors. Is there a group or groups that I should add my user to? I read through the Desktop Configuration Guide (DCG), but didn't find anything along these lines. In fact I followed the DCG during the emerge process. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance, - michael -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
