cannot start XServer with rc.local

LennyBPoint · 06-22-2008, 10:06 AM

Hi!

I want to start the XServer immediately after booting.

My idea was to add this line in /etc/rc.local like:
su -l lennybpoint -c x4

(x4 is a link to /usr/bin/startxfce4
lennybpoint is the user I'm using normal to start x4)

But after booting, I get this message:

"X: user not authorized to run the Xserver, aborting."

Any ideas?

Greetings from Norway, LennyB.

MS3FGX · 06-22-2008, 10:30 AM

What distribution are you using? There should be a supported way of starting X on boot rather than having to play with the boot scripts manually. Slackware maybe?

In Slackware you would set the initial runlevel via this section of /etc/inittab:

Code:

# These are the default runlevels in Slackware:
#   0 = halt
#   1 = single user mode
#   2 = unused (but configured the same as runlevel 3)
#   3 = multiuser mode (default Slackware runlevel)
#   4 = X11 with KDM/GDM/XDM (session managers)
#   5 = unused (but configured the same as runlevel 3)
#   6 = reboot

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:

Then to handle it starting as a specific user, you would do that in the login manager.

LennyBPoint · 06-23-2008, 02:14 AM

Hei!

I will try it out this evening.

I have debian sarge. Maybe it's the same.

I will tell my experience.

Ha det, Benjamin

LennyBPoint · 06-24-2008, 01:09 PM

I made some changing in /etc/inittab:

2 is my default.

Code:

# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:

This Runlevel I have:

Code:

# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change
# of runlevel.
#
# Runlevel 0 is halt.
# Runlevel 1 is single-user.
# Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
# Runlevel 6 is reboot.

Here the part I changed

original:
(or similar ;->)

Code:

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
#6:23:respawn:/usr/bin/startxfce4

First try:

Code:

#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
#2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
1:23:respawn:/usr/bin/startxfce4
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
#6:23:respawn:/usr/bin/startxfce4

-> xfce4 started as root :-(

Second try:

Code:

#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
#2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
1:23:respawn:su -l lenny -c /usr/bin/x4
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
#6:23:respawn:/usr/bin/startxfce4

-> same failure as at the beginning while trying to start X over /etc/rc.local

Any ideas? Ok,its not common to start X first and automatic with debian. But why it is forbidden?

Greetings, LennyB.