[opensuse] 11.4 Xproblem
Hello SuSE people I am playing with 11.4. I have this X problem I can't figure out. First of all it boots to the command line. Then I can get my graphics with root only with a startx. The two users cannot and get the following message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xauth: file /home/bob/.serverauth1234 does not exist Fatal server error: cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xporg.0.log" to "var/log/Xorg.0.log.old" xinit server error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and drops me back to the prompt. Then I get some info that says: "xinit failed. /usr/bin/Xorg is not set uid" (could this be the problem?) "if so either use a display manager or adjust /etc/permissions.local" Which I don't know how to do. I have checked the Xorg wiki and googled the problem. Nothing on the wiki. Google produced one exact hit from 2008 but I couldn't duplicate their solution. Hope somone can help. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bob S said the following on 12/16/2010 05:44 PM:
Fatal server error: cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xporg.0.log" to "var/log/Xorg.0.log.old"
xinit server error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and drops me back to the prompt. Then I get some info that says:
"xinit failed. /usr/bin/Xorg is not set uid" (could this be the problem?) "if so either use a display manager or adjust /etc/permissions.local"
Together they do make me think you have a permissions problem. /usr/bin/Xorg should be owned by root, group root and setuid root. That's 4711 Since you can't move the log file this doesn't seem to be running as root so I'd think the setuid bit if left off. But then again, maybe it *is* an ownership problem. Can you show us the result of ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg and ls -ld /var/log /var/log/Xorg* Thanks PS: It would be nice to run the 11.4 on a spare machine so you can compare (and possibly copy over or restore) settings from a 11.3 production machine. -- A program designed for inputs from people is usually stressed beyond breaking point by computer-generated inputs. -- Dennis Ritchie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 16 December 2010 19:51:36 Anton Aylward wrote:
Bob S said the following on 12/16/2010 05:44 PM:
Fatal server error: cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xporg.0.log" to "var/log/Xorg.0.log.old"
xinit server error ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- and drops me back to the prompt. Then I get some info that says:
"xinit failed. /usr/bin/Xorg is not set uid" (could this be the problem?) "if so either use a display manager or adjust /etc/permissions.local"
Thanks for replying Anton
Together they do make me think you have a permissions problem.
/usr/bin/Xorg should be owned by root, group root and setuid root. That's 4711
Since you can't move the log file this doesn't seem to be running as root so I'd think the setuid bit if left off. But then again, maybe it *is* an ownership problem. Can you show us the result of
ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1970696 Dec 5 17:20 /usr/bin/Xorg
and ls -ld /var/log /var/log/Xorg*
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 1024 Dec 16 20:48 /var/log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56253 Dec 16 17:03 /var/log/Xorg.0.log> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67213 Oct 27 03:24 /var/log/Xorg.0.log-bobsfailure-114 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56253 Dec 16 15:49 /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
PS: It would be nice to run the 11.4 on a spare machine so you can compare (and possibly copy over or restore) settings from a 11.3 production machine.
No, 11.3 and 11.4 are on the same machine, but I do have some common directories where could copy from one os and read it in another.
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Bob S said the following on 12/16/2010 09:45 PM:
Can you show us the result of
ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1970696 Dec 5 17:20 /usr/bin/Xorg
Try making that Suid - 4711 -- Tortoise: 'How many talking tortoises have you met?' Brutha: 'I don't know.' Tortoise: 'What d'you mean, you don't know?' Brutha: 'Well, they might all talk. They just might not say anything when I'm there.' -- "Small Gods", Terry Pratchett -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 07:31:26AM -0500, Anton Aylward wrote:
Bob S said the following on 12/16/2010 09:45 PM:
Can you show us the result of
ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1970696 Dec 5 17:20 /usr/bin/Xorg
Try making that Suid - 4711
It is intended to be 755 in 11.4 and onwards for security reasons. If you still use "startx" instead of a Desktop Login Manager, adjust the permission in /etc/permissions.local, by removing the # from this line: /etc/permissions.local:#/usr/bin/Xorg root:root 4711 and rerunning SuSEconfig --module permissions Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 17 December 2010 07:31:26 Anton Aylward wrote:
Bob S said the following on 12/16/2010 09:45 PM:
Can you show us the result of
ls -l /usr/bin/Xorg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1970696 Dec 5 17:20 /usr/bin/Xorg
Try making that Suid - 4711
Anton, Marcus, Thank you. That did it. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 El 16/12/10 19:44, Bob S escribió:
Hello SuSE people
I am playing with 11.4. I have this X problem I can't figure out.
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On Thursday 16 December 2010 19:58:54 Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
El 16/12/10 19:44, Bob S escribió:
Hello SuSE people
I am playing with 11.4. I have this X problem I can't figure out.
SuSEconfig --force --module permissions
Thanks for replying Cristian Didn't work Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2010/12/16 17:44 (GMT-0500) Bob S composed:
I am playing with 11.4. I have this X problem I can't figure out.
First of all it boots to the command line. Then I can get my graphics with root only with a startx. The two users cannot and get the following message.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
xauth: file /home/bob/.serverauth1234 does not exist
Fatal server error: cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xporg.0.log" to "var/log/Xorg.0.log.old"
xinit server error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and drops me back to the prompt. Then I get some info that says:
"xinit failed. /usr/bin/Xorg is not set uid" (could this be the problem?) "if so either use a display manager or adjust /etc/permissions.local"
Which I don't know how to do. I have checked the Xorg wiki and googled the problem. Nothing on the wiki. Google produced one exact hit from 2008 but I couldn't duplicate their solution. Hope somone can help.
At the time I did your 11.4 install, X had been announced to be non-functional in Factory. Whatever was broken then may never have been installed in full, and thus not upgraded when you dup'd. If you would boot 11.3 and run 'rpm -qa | grep x11 > outfile.txt', you could do the same thing on a 11.4 boot and compare the two outputs. If something's missing from the 11.4 list, install it with zypper in. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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