Kevin, this is probably a feature (only the maintainer and his/her hairdresser know for sure). The X server, because it gets into your hardware, needs root permission. Historically this meant the server executable was setuid root. Naturally this is a security hole so they've probably left setuid off by default now. This works fine generally because the easiest way to run X is through xdm. Since you're new to X I'll explain that xdm (the X Display Manager) basically replaces the text login screen with a nice X login screen. xdm is generally started at boot time also. This way X can be run as root conveniently, you get a nice, pretty login screen, and to top it off xdm will run the server with authentication turned on. All in all it's the way to go. I'd be happy to help you get it configured.
Kevin Traas wrote: > I'm fairly new to X, so this might be an RTFM question. If so, please > point me to where I can find an answer. > > I've just installed Hamm and X on my notebook here and all's working > okay; however, I can't `startx' as a regular user. I get a "no > permission" or some such. Everything works perfectly when running as > root - however, I'd rather not.... > > If you have any ideas, please let me know. > > Thanks, > Kevin Traas > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
