On Fri, 05 Sep 1997 08:36:27 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Karsten Bolding writes: > > > > When I try to start x (startx) as a normal user on the new machine I get: > [snip] > > Fatal server error: > > xf86OpenConsole: Server must be run as root > > Easily fixed. Go into /usr/X11R6/bin and .... > 1) delete X > 2) Make a link to the X server that you have chosen: ln -s ./XF86_SVGA X
No, don't do that. /usr/X11R6/bin/X is a wrapper which does what is needed to be done as root and then drop the permissions and start the correct Xserver listed in /etc/X11/Xserver. The permissions should be (assuming you use the S3V server, but it's the same story for other servers): -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 4344 Jun 20 07:45 /usr/bin/X11/X* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2043768 Jun 20 07:38 /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3V* Don't erase X ! It used to work like you told (X being a symlink to the correct X server) on old Xfree releases, but X has been an independent program since Xfree 3.2. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .