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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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>>> 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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>>> 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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>> 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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