Public bug reported: Hi,
there is this old document: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Rootless that states the goal of the running the X server without root privileges. With kernel DRM this goal is now attainable. gdm already implements this and it works on Ubuntu. Here is what I have on another Ubuntu system where I use gdm: root 2588 0.0 0.0 285652 5256 ? Ssl Jun25 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm3 root 2593 0.0 0.0 267344 6448 ? Sl Jun25 0:00 gdm-session-worker bonnaudl 2609 0.0 0.0 62320 4464 tty7 Ssl+ Jun25 0:00 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session bonnaudl 2611 0.7 1.0 459736 165292 tty7 Sl+ Jun25 43:40 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt7 -displayfd 3 So would it be possible to implement a similar thing in lightdm ? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 4.6.3-040603-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Wed Jun 29 17:58:21 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-09 (80 days ago) ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug gnome3-ppa package-from-proposed third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1597431 Title: lightdm could run the X server without root privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1597431/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
