After recent update, no permissions to certain operations

asg1448 · 2014-08-18 05:01:17

Recently updated, experience following issues with gnome (3.12.2):

- My user account disappeared from "adm" group, I had to re-add manually
- After re-adding, still cannot switch between VTs using Ctrl+Alt+Fn key combo. Neither I can switch using "chvt X" command, which worked previously. As non-root account it produces "chvt: VT_ACTIVATE: Operation not permitted" output, as root account it does not produce any error, just doesn't switch.
- cannot run any commands on non-default VT. For example:

/usr/bin/xinit xterm -- :2 -br


X.Org X Server 1.16.0
Release Date: 2014-07-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.15.5-2-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux melandru 3.16.1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 14 07:40:19 CEST 2014 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=../vmlinuz-linux cryptdevice=/dev/sda2:cryptroot root=/dev/vg0/sys rw initrd=../initramfs-linux.img
Build Date: 31 July 2014  11:53:19AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/home/galets/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.2.log", Time: Sun Aug 17 21:56:28 2014
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 8 (Permission denied)
(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/galets/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.2.log" for additional information.
(EE) 
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
/usr/bin/xinit: giving up
/usr/bin/xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
/usr/bin/xinit: server error

this works same way using both root and non-root account. Xorg.2.log ends with:

[   885.133] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[   885.133] (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs
[   885.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): Not probing EDID on DFP-0.
[   885.144] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Found DRM driver nvidia-drm (20130102)
[   885.146] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 640 (GK107) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[   885.146] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
[   885.146] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 80.07.26.00.3e
[   885.146] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[   885.153] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): EVO Push buffer channel allocation failed
[   885.158] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to allocate EVO core DMA push buffer
[   885.159] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[   885.159] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[   885.159] (II) UnloadSubModule: "wfb"
[   885.159] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fb"
[   885.159] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[   885.159] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[   885.159] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[   885.159] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
[   885.159] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.2.log" for additional inf$
[   885.159] (EE)
[   885.162] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

kokoko3k · 2014-09-16 14:24:46

Did you managed to solve or workaround the issue?
I'm just having it now.
After trying to setup a second X server on another VT, which fails with the same error message as yours, chvt doesn't work anymore.

asg1448 · 2014-09-16 14:31:34

No. Opened a bug (https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/41599), and it was closed with description: "Not a bug This is documented behavior. Has nothing to do with gnome-desktop, search for rootless X."

kokoko3k · 2014-09-16 14:39:19

Yes, i don't think it has something to do with Gnome-Desktop.
I've opened a bug report Vs nvidia-driver here:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topi … =2#4311525

-EDIT-
Using kde, i'm able to open another Graphical session.

Last edited by kokoko3k (2014-09-16 14:45:11)

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#1 2014-08-18 05:01:17

After recent update, no permissions to certain operations

#2 2014-09-16 14:24:46

Re: After recent update, no permissions to certain operations

#3 2014-09-16 14:31:34

Re: After recent update, no permissions to certain operations

#4 2014-09-16 14:39:19

Re: After recent update, no permissions to certain operations

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