On Sun, 18 Sep 2016 09:11:45 -0500 Dutch Ingraham <stoa@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all: > > TL;DR: One Arch installation will allow redirecting startx's stderr to > a file, one won't. What is the difference between systems? > Is X running as root or as the user (rootless)? This can change based on configuration and on drivers used.