From: Stephen Kasirye (kassets@techmuk.ac.ug)
Date: Thu May 10 2001 - 20:40:25 CEST
> > About two weeks ago, the question going around was how to permit other users
> > to start X-Windows without becoming root.
> >
> > I believe the trick is to modify startx so that the X server is started as
> > root (sudo?) and X window manager is started as the user. Can't get X up on
> > my system to verify (possibly my bizarre hardware). Hope this helps.
> > _________________________________________________________________
If I remember right, this should have been the subject of the talk.
Specifically, how can one start the X server as root and the window manger
as the user. In essence, the user should not have the capability of
reading or editing root's files (all those out of the ownership of the
user).
Stephen.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: mulinux-unsubscribe@sunsite.dk
For additional commands, e-mail: mulinux-help@sunsite.dk
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Sat Feb 08 2003 - 15:27:18 CET