For what it's worth, the method of using startx leaves a small security hole open, which is especially sucky with laptops. Even if the X session is locked by something like xtrlock or xscreensaver, one can still switch to the first terminal and use ^Z to background X, then being allowed to run any program the logged in user can, and if carefully done, without even the real user knowing.
At https://gbe.ring0.de/crap/display_managers I wrote up a bit of stuff which allows not using any display manager while still being on the safe side regarding running the X server as a user. -- Gregor Best
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