Re: xinit: "xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions"

From: Scott W (wegster_at_mindcore.net)
Date: 10/30/03

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To: "Brunoc@quipo.it" <brunoc@quipo.it>

    Brunoc@quipo.it wrote:

    >Hi,
    >
    >I just installed a port (fluxconf).That port installed Xfree86 Libraries 4.3.0.
    >Since then,when I invoke xinit, it exits with the error
    >"xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions"
    >I include the output of 'uname -a' and
    >the brief output from xinit for the problem
    >
    >Thank you very much
    >Bruno
    >
    >bruno@ciao (/dev/ttyp0) /usr/home/bruno 2>> uname -a
    >FreeBSD ciao.singles.it 4.9-RC FreeBSD 4.9-RC #0: Wed Oct 15 00:12:26 CEST 2003 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CURRENT_WINE i386
    >
    >bruno@ciao (/dev/ttyp0) /usr/home/bruno 2>>xinit
    >
    >XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
    >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
    >Release Date: January 8 2000
    > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
    > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
    > problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
    >Operating System: FreeBSD 4.1.1-STABLE i386 [ELF]
    >Configured drivers:
    > SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1):
    > NV1, STG2000, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA ULTRA TNT2,
    > RIVA VANTA, RIVA ULTRA VANTA, RIVA INTEGRATED, GeForce 256,
    > GeForce DDR, Quadro, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i, ET4000W32i_rev_b,
    > ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a, ET4000W32p_rev_b,
    > ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100, et3000, pvga1,
    > wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, r128, ati,
    > sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225, sis5597,
    > sis5598, sis6326, sis530, sis620, sis300, sis630, sis540, tvga8200lx,
    > tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
    > tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
    > tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682,
    > tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
    > cyber9525, 3dimage975, 3dimage985, cyber9397dvd, blade3d, cyberblade,
    > clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430,
    > clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465,
    > clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543,
    > clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga, mga2064w,
    > mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200, mgag100, mgag400, oti067,
    > oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308,
    > ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
    > ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_savage,
    > s3_virge, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200,
    > ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546,
    > ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct64200,
    > ct64300, mediagx, V1000, V2100, V2200, p9100, spc8110, i740, i740_pci,
    > i810, i810-dc100, i810e, Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, smi, generic
    >
    >Fatal server error:
    >xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions
    >You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm.
    >We strongly advise against making the server SUID root!
    >
    >
    >When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
    >the full server output, not just the last messages
    >
    >X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
    >=== bruno@searchingjob (/dev/ttyp0) /usr/home/bruno 3>>exit
    >
    >Script done on Thu Oct 30 10:40:19 2003
    >
    >

    You should be starting X via the 'startx' command if you're not using
    runlevel 5/[xgk]dm. Try that and see if the same problem persists.

    Scott

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