I don't know if it is real workaround but if you want to avoid running X as root you can
1. Go to one of tty1-tty6 and login as a normal user 2. run the server in the same tty you logged in, e.g. for tty6: xinit /usr/bin/openbox -- :1 vt6 Tested on ubuntu mate 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xinit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1562219 Title: xinit will not work as non-root. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xinit/+bug/1562219/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
