Public bug reported: Weston fails to run outside of X because the weston binary does not have suid.
Running the following command solves the problem: $ sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/weston ** Affects: weston (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to weston in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1029221 Title: /usr/bin/weston does not have suid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/weston/+bug/1029221/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp