IIRC, there are some security problems running X as root. I have
allowed_users=console in my Xwrapper.config and don't have any problems
running win4lin in a separate console with fwin (Debian woody with
XFree 4.02-13), although I usually run it from a running X session (I
added a menu entry for win4lin and ran update-menus).
Bob
On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 01:43:20PM -0400, James Leigh wrote:
> Debian by default does not allow just any user to start another XFserver.
> You have to reconfiure xserver to allow any user to start X. Try running
> something like this as root
> # dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=dialog xserver-common
> I think it will ask you about who can run an Xserver. The file
> /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config contains the permission on who can start an
> Xserver.
> It maybe more secure to use 'sudo' to allow users of a given group to
> start the Xserver as root.
>
> hope this helps,
> james
>
> On Wed, 09 May 2001 12:01:45 Sean Norris wrote:
> >
> > I have been having a problem getting win4lin to open in a seperate
> > virtual terminal. I am currently running Debian testing/unstable with
> > gdm and XFree 4.0.2-13. I know it is likely something simple in the
> > Xfree 86 config file but I can't find it.
> >
> > Has anyone been able to get this to work?
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > p.s. here are the unhappy messages I get when attempting to run in full
> > screen mode.
> >
> > :~$ fwin &
> > [1] 2221
> > :~$ X running on 0
> > Trying display 1
> >
> > X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
> > giving up.
> > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
> > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
> > _______________________________________________
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