Re: Q: suse X only as root

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From: Felix Rauch
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:00

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Javier Conti <javier@unitime.ch> wrote:
> Hi, I installed SUSE dist. and can run x (all windows manager) only as root.

Probably your X-server (/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_*) needs to be suid root
(-rwsr-xr-x) but isn't?
    ^note the s

- Felix
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