[opensuse-factory] Problems with X on installed GNOME livecd
Hi all, I tried to install the GNOME livecd (build-0151.i686) in VirtualBox but then I am not able to have a running X. If I boot in rl 5, X/gdm crashes and tries to restart repeatedly until I force the system to go to rl3. Once in rl 3, if I launch startx as root I obtain a running X instance but if I launch startx as normal user, I obtain a fatal server error from X: Cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old". /var/log/Xorg.0.log has ownership root:root with permissions 644 while /var/log has the same ownership and permissions 755. If I use the same iso image as livecd, X starts correctly under user linux. Is it a known problem? Should I file a bug report against X? Best, Andrea -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
Le lundi 20 février 2012, à 18:08 +0100, Andrea Turrini a écrit :
Hi all,
I tried to install the GNOME livecd (build-0151.i686) in VirtualBox but then I am not able to have a running X.
If I boot in rl 5, X/gdm crashes and tries to restart repeatedly until I force the system to go to rl3.
gdm is known to not work on fresh install in Milestone 1, unless you use autologin :/ (Nobody noticed, because we did upgrades)
Once in rl 3, if I launch startx as root I obtain a running X instance but if I launch startx as normal user, I obtain a fatal server error from X: Cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old".
I think startx as normal user is not supported anymore. Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
2012/2/21 Vincent Untz <vuntz@opensuse.org>:
gdm is known to not work on fresh install in Milestone 1, unless you use autologin :/ (Nobody noticed, because we did upgrades)
OK. So there is no need to file a bug report, I suppose...
I think startx as normal user is not supported anymore.
In this case should startx be moved to /usr/sbin from /usr/bin where it is currently placed? Best, Andrea -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
* Andrea Turrini <andrea.turrini@gmail.com> [2012-02-21 10:04]:
2012/2/21 Vincent Untz <vuntz@opensuse.org>:
gdm is known to not work on fresh install in Milestone 1, unless you use autologin :/ (Nobody noticed, because we did upgrades)
OK. So there is no need to file a bug report, I suppose...
I think startx as normal user is not supported anymore.
In this case should startx be moved to /usr/sbin from /usr/bin where it is currently placed?
Vincent's answer is a bit misleading, startx should not be run as root (unless you want to start an X session as root which you don't), rather you need to have the Xorg binary setuid again if you want to be able start an X session as a regular user. -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
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