i think the XFree86 binary must have the "sticky" bit set,
which means that it will be executed as root, regardless
of which user is executing it.
x runs as root. check file access rights for /usr/X11R6/bin.
-Alex.
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> i have been getting this error message every time i try to
> start X as a regular user. I can only start the X server as
> root. I am using gnome and KDE as my managers.
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