On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 14:00 +0200, Shot wrote: > > > I googled some more and did `chmod ug+s /usr/bin/X11/XFree86`: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 > > -rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 1745388 2004-07-07 17:07 /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 > > > > Now, the `XFree86 ... gnome-session` starts X and puts me on the > > spotted gray background with the usual X cursor (and nothing more > > happens, I have to kill the server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace), while > > `startx` still doesn't work, in the same way it didn't before the > > chmod (that is - shows the background for a second or two and drops > > me back to the commandline). > > Ok, I checked some more things and the current situation is this: > > `startx` issued form the root's console puts me in root's GNOME > `sudo startx` with suided XFree86 puts me in root's GNOME > `sudo startx` without suided XFree86 stops at the gray screen > > It seems it's something with the access > privileges, I just can't put my finger on it...
The initial problem wasn't this but that your session exits immediately. You need to find out why. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Libre software enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
