[PLUG] StartX only for root, but not for user

[Russ Johnson]

* Jon Jacob <jon at manymoons.net> [2002-11-15 19:34]:
> Why the hell would startx not work for a user but only for root?  I had
> run this under the user just today.  I accidently started X as root and
> then logged out.  Since then, I cannot start it as that same non-root
> user.

Sounds to me as if the owner/group or permissions on some file (in the users
directory?) got changed to root or somehow made so the user can't read
it.

This could possibly happen if you startx after 'su'ing to root without the dash.

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Russ Johnson
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