Dan, setuid was not set. I have set that and X is working now.
bash-3.2$ ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg -rwsrwxrwx 1 root root 1563180 Feb 19 15:31 /usr/bin/Xorg bash-3.2$ Thanks for the solution :-) -- --------------------- With regards, Unnikrishnan.A "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle" On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:43 AM, Dan Nicholson <dbn.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM, unni krishnan <unnikrishna...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am getting following error when starting X as normal user : > > > > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27.10 i686 > > Current Operating System: Linux host.webofunni.com 2.6.27.10 #1 SMP > PREEMPT > > Wed Dec 24 21:37:14 CET 2008 i686 > > (WW) xf86ReadBIOS: Failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not permitted) > > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: chown /dev/tty7 failed: Operation not permitted > > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: chown /dev/tty0 failed: Operation not permitted > > xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted) > > > > I am able to start X as root and using xfce as desktop interface. Please > > help. > > Is Xorg setuid to root? > > sudo chown root $prefix/Xorg > sudo chmod u+s $prefix/Xorg > > -- > Dan >
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