Very Computer

by **Jos** » Mon, 24 May 1999 04:00:00

Hello!

I've installed recently the X11 (Release 6.3) that came with the PPC
Linux Release 4. The computer is a PowerMac G3, and was installed with
the Red Hat Distribution.

Running "startx" as root, works fine, but if I try to access using any
of the regular users account, I get this:

Fatal Server Error
Xpmac: Server must be setuid -root
Xconnection to: 0.0 broken (explicit kill or xserver shutdown)

I've been searching the man, but I've found nothing useful. Please,
help!

Thanks in advance

jose

by **Adrian Hand** » Mon, 24 May 1999 04:00:00

> Hello!

> I've installed recently the X11 (Release 6.3) that came with the PPC
> Linux Release 4. The computer is a PowerMac G3, and was installed with
> the Red Hat Distribution.

> Running "startx" as root, works fine, but if I try to access using any
> of the regular users account, I get this:

> Fatal Server Error
> Xpmac: Server must be setuid -root
> Xconnection to: 0.0 broken (explicit kill or xserver shutdown)

I've never used a Mac, but on the Intels the file /usr/X11/bin/Xwrapper
must be setuid root:

$ ls -l /usr/X11/bin/Xwrapper
-rws--x--x 1 root root 6116 Apr 18 19:33
/usr/X11/bin/Xwrapper
$

From the error message your getting, I'd assume you have a file named
Xpmac which shuld be setuid root but is not. Find that file and "ls -l"
it. The owner should be "root" and the fourth bit in the permissions
should be "s" (as above). If it's not, "su" to root and do this:

# chown root Xpmac
# chmod u+s Xpmac

Then try it again!

-Adrian

by **David Tabachniko** » Fri, 28 May 1999 04:00:00

You need to suid the server you use (Do an ln -l /usr/X11R6/bin/X, and see
where it points, and suid root it...)

> Hello!

> I've installed recently the X11 (Release 6.3) that came with the PPC
> Linux Release 4. The computer is a PowerMac G3, and was installed with
> the Red Hat Distribution.

> Running "startx" as root, works fine, but if I try to access using any
> of the regular users account, I get this:

> Fatal Server Error
> Xpmac: Server must be setuid -root
> Xconnection to: 0.0 broken (explicit kill or xserver shutdown)

> I've been searching the man, but I've found nothing useful. Please,
> help!

> Thanks in advance

> jose

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