On 2015-10-30 15:40 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> OK, I *think* that's the problem: Once upon a time, X was setuid root.
> So "startx" as a user used to do the right thing. In the brave new
> systemd world, X is run as a regular user and systemd-whatever (sorry,
> I'm not versed on systemd's innards) does whatever root magic is
> needed.
It is systemd-logind which controls access rights to input devices.
> Assuming my hunch above is right, you might try to
>
> - start X from a display manager (this one runs as root and can inherit
> that to the X server)
> - afaik there is an X "setuid wrapper", but I forgot how it's called,
> perhaps something like "xorg-legacy" or thereabouts. This should make
> startx work again for "mortals".
>
> Or you go the systemd way.
That means installing libpam-systemd (the latest xserver-xorg-core
package in unstable recommends it, BTW).
Cheers,
Sven
