From: Dan Newcombe (dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu)
Date: 09/02/93


From: dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Dan Newcombe)
Subject: Re: Only root can run X...
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 12:20:18 GMT

john.will@satalink.com (John Will) writes:

> K >I've seen mention to this one before, but I can't find it. I'm
> K >finding that I can only run X as root because the server tried to
> K >change the I/O priority level for some reason. What's the recommended
> K >way around this restriction? I don't really like making the server
> K >run suid'd because I don't think it SHOULD run that way...
>
> Since that's the proper way to solve the problem, I guess you're out of
> luck. :-)

Maybe it's just me, but I can log in as a (gasp) "normal user" and run
X just fine.

 -Dan