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Re: How to get Xfree86 to run - old API

From: Russell Coker <russell_at_coker.com.au>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:38:53 +1000


On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:55, Michael Reilly wrote:
> When trying to run the Xfree86 server using startx as
> michaelr:sysadm_r:sysadm_t

This is probably not something that is desirable. startx often runs lots of things that shouldn't have full access to the system.

> the server does not startup. This message is displayed
>
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)

Do you have startx.te compiled into your policy?

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Date Posted: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Modified: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Reviewed: Jan 15, 2009

 
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