Joseph Tiraco wrote: >... Xwindows will not start when logged on as a user. >Since my machine is a single user box, log ons, permissions and >authorizations boil down to mere troublesome convolutions. > However, the Debian system will not allow root to use the dial up ppp, >for security reasons, and the ordinary user, who is considered secure, >can't run Xwindows to fire up the browser, the result is a >Humpty-Dumpty chicken and egg problem. > When xdm is started by the user, a message, "Only root wants to run >xdm" appears.
xdm is used to put up a log-in window - it is normally started by the boot scripts, rather than by a direct command. If you log-in through a text console and want to start X, use the command startx instead. This will happily work for a non-superuser. (A note about your personal X startup files: xdm uses ~/.xsession and startx uses ~/.xinitrc. These files should normally be linked together.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth" Job 19:25
