Re: afterstep
I believe that /usr/X11R6/bin/X needs to be suid root.
On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Brad Bell wrote:
> hi, i am having some trouble (with permissions?) starting up afterstep.
> if i start it as root, there are no problems.
> if i start as a normal user, i get this:
>
> velcro# cat /home/brad/.xsession-errors
> sh: /tmp/steprcXXXXX: Permission denied
> Cannot open m4-processed config file
> : No such file or directory
> xterm: fatal IO error 2 (Broken pipe) or KillClient on X server ":0.0"
>
> the /tmp/ thing is what throws me off. /tmp is empty before and after i
> try to start afterstep.
> my system is basically 1.3.0
>
> can anyone advise me on what to look for?
>
> -brad
>
> maximill@u.washington.edu - http://weber.u.washington.edu/~maximill
>
>
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