Huh? The X server *is* running as root, Xwrapper runs it that way.
Adding a setuid bit would do the same thing.
Matt
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 07:26:35PM +0300, Alex Kanavin wrote:
>
> Yes. But Xwrapper SHOULD NOT be used to launch 4.0.1 X server. Not because
> XFree developers say so (they do), but because Xwrapper is the cause of
> REAL troubles in XFree 4.0.1. It interferes with the way X server does
> hardware probing. This results in, for example, incorrect DPI settings,
> different on each restart. (thus the subject line)
>
> Instead, XFree86 executable should be pamified and given suid root. It
> encourages you to do so:
>
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root
_______________________________________________
Redhat-devel-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
