PS: I just noticed that /usr/bin/X isn't an update-alternatives link
to /usr/bin/Xorg, as I had previously assumed. It turns out that
$ xinit -- /usr/bin/X
works, but
$ xinit -- /usr/bin/Xorg
Fatal server error:
Cannot move old log file ("/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old"
I presume this is because /usr/bin/Xorg is also not setuid.
It occurred to me that maybe I am expected to say something like
$ xinit -- /usr/bin/X --real-binary-is /usr/bin/Xfbdev
but the non-Xorg-specific options to /usr/bin/X don't appear relevant:
$ diff -u <(Xorg -help 2>&1) <(X -help 2>&1)
--- /dev/fd/63 2010-02-02 20:12:06.118145286 +1100
+++ /dev/fd/62 2010-02-02 20:12:06.118145286 +1100
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@
Device Dependent Usage
--modulepath paths specify the module search path
--logfile file specify a log file name
--configure probe for devices and write an xorg.conf
--showopts print available options for all installed drivers
-config file specify a configuration file, relative to the
xorg.conf search path, only root can use absolute
-verbose [n] verbose startup messages
In case it's relevant, note that
$ debconf-get-selections | grep x11-common
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open
/var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
x11-common x11-common/xwrapper/allowed_users select Anybody
x11-common x11-common/xwrapper/actual_allowed_users string
anybody
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