[sles-beta] Beta 3, "startx" as non-root fails

[Joe Doupnik]

     Permissions on /usr/bin/Xorg: need to be suid root (-rws--x--x). 
Compare with SLES 11 et al.
     Now it startx works for a regular user.
     Joe D.

On 21/03/2014 22:34, Matthias G. Eckermann wrote:
> Hello Joe and all,
>
> I remember a discussion ~1year ago,
> but not the details (will check on monday),
> and it might be a security feature
> (the screenshots support this idea: see the last two lines!).
>
> I know, I know, ...:-(
>
> However, if it really is a security feature,
> I will have to prepare the battle carefully:
> it will be a battle against myself,
> wearing the security hat --
> and usually security wins.
>
> Enjoy the weekend -
> MgE
>
>
> On 21. März 2014 20:05:58 MEZ, Joe Doupnik <jrd at netlab1.net> wrote:
>>     As an ordinary user on SLES, login to the console and give command
>> startx. After a significant pause the command fails. Attached is a
>> screen capture of it.
>>      Root, by contrast, does get the Gnome GUI.
>>    As a test I did   chmod a+w /var/log   as root, returned to being a
>> normal user and tried again. Still failure, as shown in the second
>> screen capture.
>>      Running as a VMware ESXi guest.
>>      Joe D.
>>
>>
>>
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