On half the distros on the planet, if you want X to work you need to suid /usr/bin/X*.
SteveT On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 10:19:28 +0200 aitor_czr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rob, > > By default, Devuan uses the seventh tty for X sessions. The permision > is denied because xserver-xorg is not SUID root. If it is called from > another SUID root program (a display manager like slim or lightdm) it > will work. But first, you can try reinstalling xserver-xorg package > to set the correct permissions, once created the user. > > Cheers, > > Aitor. > > On 17/10/15 00:44, Rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > After upgrade tonight came out of Xorg to restart openbox. > > > > I tried to start Xorg but it failed with "xf86OpenConsole cannot > > open /dev/tty0 ( no such file or directory) > > > > /dev/tty0 was there so assumed permission problem. Temporarily > > added my user to tty group and tried again. > > > > This time Xorg failed to start with "xf86OpenConsole cannot open > > Virtual Console 7 ( permisson denied.) > > > > How to resolve? > > > > Xorg.log below > > > > Thanks > > > > Rob > > > > [ 5450.132] > > X.Org X Server 1.17.2 > > Release Date: 2015-06-16 > > [ 5450.132] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > > [ 5450.132] Build Operating System: Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 x86_64 > > Debian [ 5450.132] Current Operating System: Linux debian > > 3.18.5preempt #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 3 21:18:50 GMT 2015 x86_64 > > [ 5450.132] Kernel command line: > > BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.5preempt root=/dev/sda1 ro > > [ 5450.132] Build Date: 06 October 2015 07:27:47AM [ 5450.132] > > xorg-server 2:1.17.2-3 (http://www.debian.org/support) [ 5450.132] > > Current version of pixman: 0.33.2 [ 5450.132] Before reporting > > problems, checkhttp://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the > > latest version. [ 5450.132] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config > > file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, > > (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, > > (??) unknown. [ 5450.133] (==) Log file: > > "/home/rob/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Oct 16 23:40:02 > > 2015 [ 5450.133] (==) Using system config directory > > "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 5450.133] (==) No Layout section. > > Using the first Screen section. [ 5450.133] (==) No screen section > > available. Using defaults. [ 5450.133] (**) |-->Screen "Default > > Screen Section" (0) [ 5450.133] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default > > monitor>" [ 5450.133] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default > > monitor>Screen Section". Using a default monitor configuration. > > monitor>[ 5450.133] (==) Automatically adding devices > > [ 5450.133] (==) Automatically enabling devices > > [ 5450.133] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices > > [ 5450.133] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does > > not exist. [ 5450.133] Entry deleted from font path. > > [ 5450.133] (==) FontPath set to: > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, > > /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, > > built-ins > > [ 5450.133] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" > > [ 5450.133] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of > > input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or > > disable AutoAddDevices. [ 5450.133] (II) Loader magic: > > 0x7f18511c4de0 [ 5450.133] (II) Module ABI versions: > > [ 5450.133] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 > > [ 5450.133] X.Org Video Driver: 19.0 > > [ 5450.133] X.Org XInput driver : 21.0 > > [ 5450.133] X.Org Server Extension : 9.0 > > [ 5450.134] (EE) systemd-logind: failed to get session: The name > > org.freedesktop.login1 was not provided by any .service files > > [ 5450.134] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0) > > [ 5450.134] (EE) /dev/dri/card0: failed to set DRM interface > > version 1.4: Permission denied [ 5450.136] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) > > 10de:1381:19da:2346 rev 162, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, > > 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, > > BIOS @ 0x????????/524288 [ 5450.136] (II) LoadModule: > > "glx" [ 5450.136] (II) > > Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libglx.so [ 5450.147] (II) > > Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" [ 5450.147] compiled for > > 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 [ 5450.147] Module class: X.Org > > Server Extension [ 5450.147] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 340.93 Wed Aug > > 19 16:23:51 PDT 2015 [ 5450.147] (==) Matched nouveau as > > autoconfigured driver 0 [ 5450.147] (==) Matched nv as > > autoconfigured driver 1 [ 5450.147] (==) Matched modesetting as > > autoconfigured driver 2 [ 5450.147] (==) Matched fbdev as > > autoconfigured driver 3 [ 5450.147] (==) Matched vesa as > > autoconfigured driver 4 [ 5450.147] (==) Assigned the driver to the > > xf86ConfigLayout [ 5450.147] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" [ 5450.147] > > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so > > [ 5450.147] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org > > Foundation" [ 5450.147] compiled for 1.17.1, module version = > > 1.0.11 [ 5450.147] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 5450.147] ABI > > class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0 [ 5450.147] (II) > > LoadModule: "nv" [ 5450.148] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv > > [ 5450.148] (II) UnloadModule: "nv" [ 5450.148] (II) Unloading nv > > [ 5450.148] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, > > 0) [ 5450.148] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting" [ 5450.148] (II) > > Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so > > [ 5450.148] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org > > Foundation" [ 5450.148] compiled for 1.17.2, module version = > > 1.17.2 [ 5450.148] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 5450.148] ABI > > class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0 [ 5450.148] (II) > > LoadModule: "fbdev" [ 5450.148] (II) > > Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so [ 5450.148] (II) > > Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 5450.148] compiled for > > 1.17.1, module version = 0.4.4 [ 5450.148] Module class: X.Org > > Video Driver [ 5450.148] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0 > > [ 5450.148] (II) LoadModule: "vesa" > > [ 5450.148] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so > > [ 5450.148] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > [ 5450.148] compiled for 1.17.1, module version = 2.3.3 > > [ 5450.148] Module class: X.Org Video Driver > > [ 5450.148] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0 > > [ 5450.148] (II) NOUVEAU driver Date: Thu Aug 28 03:57:48 2014 +0200 > > [ 5450.148] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families : > > [ 5450.148] RIVA TNT (NV04) > > [ 5450.148] RIVA TNT2 (NV05) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 256 (NV10) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 3 (NV20) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce FX (NV3x) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 6 (NV4x) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 7 (G7x) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce 8 (G8x) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0) > > [ 5450.148] GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0) > > [ 5450.148] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel > > Drivers: kms [ 5450.148] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev > > [ 5450.148] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa > > [ 5450.148] (--) using VT number 7 > > > > [ 5450.148] (EE) > > Fatal server error: > > [ 5450.148] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 8 > > (Permission denied) [ 5450.148] (EE) > > [ 5450.148] (EE) > > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > > athttp://wiki.x.org > > for help. > > [ 5450.148] (EE) Please also check the log file at > > "/home/rob/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional > > information. 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