Running XFree86 as a user

Jim Harford <[email protected]> Wed, 18 Dec 2002 20:49:12 -0500

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.xfree86.newbie
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

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

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