I've often wondered what "Xwrapper" is - where can I find source for this thing? I also need to run X as non-root - but I don't like that Xwrapper thing as I never knew what it was. My solution was to: su -c "touch /var/lock/console/$USER"; startx Nat On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 11:26, Stefan Roters wrote: > Thanks for your help. Now my XFree is running as non root. > > Stefan > > > > One of the FreeBSD ports is called xwrapper. Install that and you won't > > have to run X suid root. > > > > -Bill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- _________________________________________ Nat Ersoz Myrio Corporation -o) nat.ersoz@myrio.com Cell: 425-417-5182 /\\ Phone: 425.897.7278 Fax: 425.897.5600 _\_V 3500 Carillon Point Kirkland, WA 98033 _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie