Bug#297937: gnome-session: gnome-smproxy hangs, making login process last several minutes

[Loïc Minier]

        Hi,

On Fri, Mar 04, 2005, Sam Morris wrote:
> For some reason, I am told I don't have permission to run the X server,
> when I use strace. Even when I set allowed_users=anybody in
> Xwrapper.config.
> 
> I'll attach the output to this message in case it's pertinent.

 Ah, that's probably because X is suid root.

 Then please start a X server without starting GNOME, for example with:
    % xinit -- :1

 You should get a xterm window, from that window, strace the
 "gnome-session" program instead.

   Thanks,

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