startx access for new user
hello.i want to give startx access for a user.i tried it by using 'chmod' but its not working.i get 'permission denied'.
i did the same for telnet,ftp,finger,rlogin etc and i was able to give permission using 'chmod'.but this is not happening for 'startx'.after i use 'chmod' it does say my user has access but when i hit 'startx' and press enter it gives permission denied. what do i do??? |
On my (default) slackware boxes every user can run startx, run ftp or telnet etc. Same on my older RH7.3 and RH8.0 boxes. So we're missing something here like:
which distro how did you configure it how do you add users (which group(s) do they belong to); what are the original permissions on the programs (and who owns them (user and group). Not sure that I can be of further help. |
Are you trying to chmod with root, or with a 'normal' user.
Wat are the parameters of the chmod commando? The exact error? |
I am using Fedora core release 3
kernel 2.6.9-1.667 on an i686 yes i tried to chmod with root. i did the same for ftp,telnet etc and they worked. the command i used was like this: chgrp group1 /usr/X11R6/bin/startx chmod 710 /usr/X11R6/bin/startx i initially added two users to this group(group1). after i execute the commands,it does say 'root' and 'group1' have access to startx. but when i login as one of the user and type startx,i get permission denied. i donot get any error. so what could be the problem? |
Wild guess. Try chmod 750. Unlike ftp & telnet, startx is a script. It may be that it can't be executed without read access.
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oh yes its working now sir.thanx for ur help
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