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linofex_

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Registered: 2017-01-13

Posts: 5

[SOLVED] run i3 with a non root user

Hi all, I installed Arch few hours ago and I'm slowly reading the wiki.
I added a new user with this command:

# useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash linofex

I also installare i3 desktop manager and I copied .config.i3 folder on /home/linox and changed the owner from root to linofex, but if I run

 startx 

when I'm logged as root the DM works fine, but if i log in with linofex's account and I run

startx

the monitor shows me 2 xterm terminal and also after I run

 i3

in one terminal the dm starts. I want the same behavior that I have with root user. How can I fixi it??

Last edited by linofex_ (2017-01-14 11:25:39)

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Re: [SOLVED] run i3 with a non root user

Set up your non-root user's xinitrc.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

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linofex_

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Registered: 2017-01-13

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] run i3 with a non root user

Set up your non-root user's xinitrc.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

Thank you! Now all works!!