On Wednesday 18 December 2002 09:30 pm, Dennis Veatch wrote: > On Wednesday 18 December 2002 08:49 pm, Jim Harford wrote: > > Hi, > > I just installed FreeBSD 4.6 (from CD distribution set) and used the > > built-in installer to install XFree86 version 4.2.0.1. After fighting > > with the configuration options for my video card, I got it working if I > > invoke startx from the root. However, the only way I could find to run > > startx from a user account was to change the SUID bit on the file > > /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86. Is this the best way to do this? Am I opening > > myself up to some security problem? I am relatively new to unix, is the > > normal stuff that any software installation involves? > > > > Jim Harford > > If it works like Linux put this in the XF86Config file usually in /etc/X11; > Opps, make that: Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection -- Registered Linux User - 193414 Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org J. Finnegan, USC. "Text processing has made it possible to right-justify any idea, even one which cannot be justified on any other grounds." _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
