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blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

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[SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

Hello,

I have seen that 1.16.0 in [testing] has been build with --enable-systemd-logind and --enable-suid-wrapper.

According to: 

http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/14268.html

You can run X as regular user when you have xorg built with systemd-logind support, systemd-logind is available and your driver has support for server managed fds.

I'm using Gnome 3 with the xf86-video-nouveau driver, which seems to have this patch for server managed fds.

http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/ … 41194.html.

Still X runs as root. Anyone had more luck?

I also noticed

--enable-install-setuid \
[...]
--disable-install-setuid \

In the PKGBUILD. Maybe this is the problem?

Last edited by blackout23 (2014-07-19 17:34:13)

AnAkkk

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Registered: 2014-03-03

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

If you are using a Display Manager to start X, it'll need to have support added for this as well. I don't think any DM currently support it.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078789 gdm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078808 lightdm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078810 sddm

Last edited by AnAkkk (2014-07-19 15:36:03)

blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

Ok that makes sense. But what is the LoginManager running on, when both X and Wayland will be socket activated when the session is launched?

UPDATE:
When I use startx to "exec gnome-session" in my .xinitrc it seems to work. Xorg.bin is running as $USER.
http://i.imgur.com/YQViQCr.png

Last edited by blackout23 (2014-07-19 15:57:06)

kabbalah

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Registered: 2011-08-23

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

As you use startx in .Xinitrc?
I use Gnome and since upgrading to xorg-server 1.6, can not go, I can only enter lxde.

blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

As you use startx in .Xinitrc?
I use Gnome and since upgrading to xorg-server 1.6, can not go, I can only enter lxde.

As I have written in my last post. When using GDM to start Gnome X runs as root, since there is no support for it in GDM, yet. When using startx to start Gnome X runs as regular user.

I can use all desktops and login managers with xorg-server 1.16.

Last edited by blackout23 (2014-07-20 18:10:03)

gegenschall

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Registered: 2013-10-09

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

I'm really interested in this. Has anyone tried applying the fixes posted in the Redhat bugreport for GDM?

Or: Are there DMs currently supporting being run as a user?

kabbalah

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

What is the problem with xorg-server 1.16 I can not login with Gnome but if I can do it with lxde and when I downgrade to 1.15 if I loguearme with Gnome.
The truth I'm not sure if I'm the only one with this problem, but I see no solution anywhere.

ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

kabbalah:  https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 0#p1439540

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kabbalah

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Re: [SOLVED] xorg-server 1.16.0 - How to have X running as regular user?

Ok, I'am sorry.