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That's good to know. I had missed that part of it. So far it just worked <G>. |
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> From: George Roberts <georoberts@×××××.com> |
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> Date: 2005/07/26 Tue PM 11:28:41 EDT |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone |
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> According to the man xorg.conf the search paths are different depending |
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> who is starting X. If X is started by a user the search paths are not |
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> as extensive as if X is started by root. If root was the one to start X |
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> then it could be able to pick up the xorg.conf I had stashed in the / |
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> folder. |
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> The sudden switch from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /xorg.conf is what |
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> triggered my confusion. |
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> Brett I. Holcomb wrote: |
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> > My understanding is that X searches the path given in xorg.conf |
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> > irregardless of who starts it but I may be wrong. I use xdm, not gdm. |
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> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote: |
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> >> Brett I. Holcomb wrote: |
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> >>> Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for |
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> >>> xorg.conf. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> |
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> >>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote: |
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> >>> > I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on |
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> >>> my > mouse is |
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> >>> |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Snip |
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> >>> > I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder |
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> >>> only > scanned and used. That is why I put the backup copy there. |
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> >>> My question |
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> >>> > Thanks |
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> >>> > > |
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> >> |
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> >> Thanks, it seems the system searchs farther than I understood. Based |
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> >> on what I have read on gdm, the X server is started by a |
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> >> non-privliged user, to avoid possiblities of exploition of the system |
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> >> via the login area. If this is in fact true then the search for the |
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> >> xorg.conf file would be limited to the /usr or /etc folders, not the |
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> >> / folder. |
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> >> Does there need to be an update to the man file, or is this a |
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> >> undocumented feature? |
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