Okay, okay, I know I screwed up. I didn't know of a better approach and
didn't realize the consequences (the problem is bigger because I
accidentally did "chmod -R 755 *" in the /usr directory as well :( ).
> From: Dominik Vogt [SMTP:dominik.vogt_at_planet-interkom.de]
> On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 07:25:50AM -0700, Nagle, Adrian wrote:
> > I've recently installed the latest XFREE86 server. I think I've finally
> > have everything installed with two problems left.
> >
> > Everything was installed with only root permissions so the server was
> > working fine in root, but not in my user account. So I "chmod -R 755 *"
> in
> > the /usr/X11R6 directory.
>
> Oh my god, did you really do that? That means you have nuked the
> permissions of *all* files and directories below /usr/X11R6 and
> that are quite a lot. Just to give you an idea: On my system
> there are 10808 files/directories there that don't have 755
>
> Every file has its own permissions. You can't just put the same
> permissions on every file. Or do you think setting the executable
> bit would make a picture run like a program? You'll probably have
> screwed up a few SUID or SGID bits.
>
There appeared to be many directories with only root access that needed
global access for other accounts to be able to run. I though "chmod -R 755
*" would take care of that. I was obviously wrong. The problem is actually
worse, as I first accidentally did that command in /usr. Real BIG oops.
And no, I wasn't trying to execute picture files. :)
> > Was "chmod -R 755 *" the wrong approach?
>
> Absolutely.
>
Okay, what's the correct approach? There seam to be many files that need
the permissions changed (directories and executables, etc.). Is there a
file list or a better installation procedure? I can easily re-install X,
but I want to know how to change to permissions to the appropriate files,
whichever they are.
> > The other problem is what the default server is. I want to use the
> > accelerated server at 1280x1024 resolution, but I can't find out how to
> do
> > that. I'm guessing it's using the VGA server at a very large
> resolution?
> > But I have /usr/X11R6/X -> XFREE86_SVGA for my S3 ViRGE/VX card.
> ctrl-alt-+
> > doesn't do anything either.
>
> You need to run xf86config or perhaps some other fancy tool that
> came with your distribution. There you can specify all the resolutions
> you want to use.
>
I have all of the resolutions defined, but how do I get to those
resolutions? I was planning on copying and pasting the accelerated "Screen"
sections first so see if the order matters.
Thanks for your help.
Adrian
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Received on Mon Jan 04 1999 - 12:07:24 GMT