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[NoOp]

On 07/09/2008 04:25 PM, Rashkae wrote:
> Rashkae wrote:
>> NoOp wrote:
>> 
>>> OK, so I startx:
>>>
>>> ggserver2 at userver:~$ startx
>>>
>>> X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
>>> giving up.
>>> xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X server
>>> xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  unexpected signal 2.
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> "User not authorized to run X server" is an unnexpected wrinkle for me.
>>  I just tested on my good' ol Gutsy system and had no trouble with
>> startx.  What version of Ubuntu did you install? (Harder Server or Hardy
>> regular?)  I'll test / get to the bottom of the permission thing.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Hmm, quick google search, untested
> 
> Check your /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config file.
> 
> if allowed_users=rootonly, then change it to allowed_users=console
> 
> I'm assuming you are at the computer... by default, you aren't allowed
> to start X as a user logged in remotely.. (which is a good idea, there
> should be no reason to start X remotely as a user.)
> 

It's set to:

allowed_users=console
nice_value=0

checked from ssh (gksu gedit /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config).