I cna dig the whole $user/.xinitrc but everythin was fine last week . . the machine was up and running for about a month also I only ran X as root as a test
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Corey Allert wrote: > > > also Xfree86 doesn't run properly .. . it will as root but as any other > > user X starts as if no window manager is set . . and typing startx -exec > > fvwm2 will bring up the correct gui but there is no command prompt in the > > xterm . . . freaky eh?? > > Time to RTFM, there, Corey. I suggest a good X book, i.e. X User's Guide > by O'Reilly (volume 3 in the X series.) > The reason why this isn't working is because your users don't have a > ..xinitrc that contains a windows manager. Suggest you build a skeleton > directory with a proper .xinitrc file, or edit the systemwide xinitrc to > include a standard WM. As for the xterm bit, you're probably getting weird > behaviour because the xterm probably doesn't have an & attached to it in > whatever startup file you have.... Probably also your systemwide xinitrc > doesn't have th proper read permissions if your root directory contains no > ..xinitrc file. Finally, you shouldn't be running X as root. > > This is probably in a FAQ. > > Will > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
