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Title: X server cannot be started

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X server cannot be started

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions 5.2 Demo CD to 5.2, 1st Edition

Symptom:

After an update to S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2 (or to the 5.2 demo version) you cannot start the X server anymore. However this could be done without problems with the old /etc/XF86Config.

Cause:

Since XFree86-3.3.2 the X server cannot be started directly by a "normal" user anymore but must be started via xdm or the script Xwrapper. Possibly there is a file .xserverrc in your HOME directory that tries to start up the X server directly. However this is not possible anymore.

Solution:

Replace the invocation of the X server in the file ~/.xserverrc
exec X $dspnum $args
by the following call :
exec Xwrapper $dspnum $args
Then it should be possible to start the X server as a normal user again.

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See also:

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Keywords: XSERVER, STARTX, XWRAPPER, XSERVERRC, XDM, SUID, XFREE86, XF86

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Categories: X Server

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SDB-maddin_xserverrc, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 01. Apr 1998
Impressum - Last generated: 24. Feb 1999 15:12:45 by maddin with sdb_gen 1.00.0