newbie Q1: launching Xserver as ordinary user

I've done a clean install of Hamm and have success. (Debian is exposing all my M$ preconception and stupidities but is starting to look just about there -- hooray!) I now have startx working fine from root and X set up for my card, monitor, PS2 mouse etc. I declined to let dselect configure

Re: newbie Q1: launching Xserver as ordinary user

except as root. The message refers to using xwrapper but I can't find that, or else it says I can use xdm, presumably from /etc/initab It deprecates using the setuid bit and I've not mastered that idea anyway so I'm happy not to use it (feeble grin) The setuid bit lets you run the program

Re: newbie Q1: launching Xserver as ordinary user

CE == Chris Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: CE a) get xwrapper or some other safe way to be able to launch an CE xserver as an ordinary user CE or, less to my liking but ... fine ... (!) I installed hamm on a friends box some days ago and didn't have any restrictions about this. Anyway: $

Re: newbie Q1: launching Xserver as ordinary user

Will Lowe wrote: except as root. The message refers to using xwrapper but I can't find that, or else it says I can use xdm, presumably from /etc/initab It deprecates using the setuid bit and I've not mastered that idea anyway so I'm happy not to use it (feeble grin) The setuid bit lets