On Sunday 23 March 2003 17:56, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > Is this so? If I type 'startx' as me (non-root) then X won't start > > unless I go change some permissions? (presumably, having opened a > > console window from the X login and gone su root to do so) > > If you're saying you can't start an X session as a nonprivileged user > from a terminal within an X session: this is as it should be.
I think I was being a bit confused and confusing, for which my apologies, the bit in brackets was a half-thought-out afterthought. My reference to su root was in connection with changing permissions. I imagine I would also have to do the same in order to change the login to Linux command-line rather than starting in X. I don't know whether this is considered bad practice but my experience with X display managers (both in RH *and* my sole Debian attempt) is that Linux *always* works and X frequently doesn't without much tweaking, hence my liking for the command line. > The control for this is /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config. The usual values are > 'root', 'console', or 'anybody'. This file is part of the > xserver-common package, and can be configured with: > > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-common > > > (I ask this because RedHat which I'm currently using does allow it by > > default. > > RH's default configs should *not* be referred to as best practice. I wasn't, just as what I'm used to. > > And I'm a *very* newbie since I just tried installing Debian, > > failed to quite get it working, and am back in RH while I plan my next > > attempt). > > No problems. You've heard of chroot installs? You *can* have it both > ways: > > http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DebianChrootInstall Thanks. Actually the install was not the problem. Getting X to start was - solved that - and then getting kppp to work - and then to communicate with Kmail and browsers - was. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
