It works normally because the login manager changes permissions on the device for the user session.
** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071482 Title: [dri] Normal non-root user does not have permissions to use the GPU (falls back to LLVMpipe) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1071482/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs