Michel D�nzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 11:45, Adam Hewitt wrote: >> Or if this is the problem, does anyone know how to get around this with >> gdm? > > Simply by using it. :) > > The X server doesn't crash for you, BTW. > > >> On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 17:38, Mathieu Segaud wrote: >> > Adam Hewitt posted earlier on this list about problems to run latest >> > dri X packages with a fresh 2.4.22-ben2 kernel. >> > He can log as root into X with startx but not as any unprivileged >> > user: >> > so my question is :) >> > is this related to XdmAuth missing and is there a hack like the one >> > with xdm ? > > No, because as the name suggests, XdmAuth is related to xdm and other > display managers and not involved with startx. > > Maybe it's just a matter of dpkg-reconfigure xserver-common ?
oh yeah, the question about who's authorized to run the X server ? :) Maybe but the fact is that with his previous kernel, he could log into X. But true, he can use gdm, if it does not need any hack ;) Thanks a lot. Mathieu Segaud
