John....root! Not on my system? Here's my path as alan (an
unpriveleged user):
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/alan/bin
Why would a program in a path segment that begins with /usr require root
priveleges?
Alan
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> > I apologize, but as I am a TOTAL newbie, and typing xf86config(or as the
> > manual says XF86Config)does not pull it up. How do I run this?
> >
> > Sorry for the stupid questions.
> >
> You have to be "root" (admin) to run this. The FULL path
> will be /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
> Please note that this is ALL LOWER CASE. This DOES make a
> difference. The /etc/X11/XF86Config you are referring to is
> a textfile which you can manually edit to config your
> video. As you are an admitted newbie, I highly recommend
> AGAINST that. Hell, I've been using Linux on my desktop
> for almost a year now, and I *still* won't hand edit that
> file! :-)
> John
