Whether I login as 'user', or login as root and then 'su user' in a terminal
window, the results are the same. As root, the game/program runs fine; as
'user' I get the segmentation fault. The results are the same whether in
Gnome or KDE.
If I login to the console (I assumed that meant w/o running startx first?) -
as 'user', I get the segmentation fault error; as 'root', I get 'Couldn't
initialize SDL: No available video device' - which seems to make sense since
the program/game requires the graphical interface?
Does that help?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Chambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: Segmentation Fault as user only
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Otto Lenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 8:28 AM
> Subject: Segmentation Fault as user only
>
>
> > I'm new to Linux. Just installed RH7.1 - everything seemed to go OK.
> > My son wanted to try his hand at some of the games - so I added him as a
> > user - and ran into a small problem.
> > I can run the game 'Maelstrom' as root - no problems. If, however, I
log
> in
> > as any other user (or my son logs in), the game won't run. I thought
> > perhaps PATH had something to do with it - but the executable resides in
> > /usr/bin (which is in both the root and user PATH's).
> > In a terminal window, as root, I can type in /usr/bin/Maelstrom - it
runs
> > fine. If I 'su user' or login as another user, the same action gets me
> the
> > following error : 'Segmentation fault'.
>
> Try su - user
>
> And what happens if you login to the console of the machine itself instead
> of su'ing?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>
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