From: Arve Barsnes <arve.barsnes@gmail.com>
To: Gentoo <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] startx Cannot open virtual console 7
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:15:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJjrzcUp9zexUgMcU14witg4FACcyHb1C5qdpjY6dZCBD11QSQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201027081833.3b5ba548ed55bc07fe34a5f4@gmx.net>
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 12:18, edes <edes@gmx.net> wrote:
> Fatal server error:
> (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (Permission denied)
>
> I don't know if this is relevant, but under /dev I see:
>
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 0 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty0
> crw------- 1 edes tty 4, 1 oct 27 07:57 /dev/tty1
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 2 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty2
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 3 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty3
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 4 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty4
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 5 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty5
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 6 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty6
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 7 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty7
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 8 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty8
> crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 9 oct 27 07:54 /dev/tty9
>
> I would appreciate any help, since I'm completely ignorant of all things
> related to authentication, pam, and the rest, which I suspect might
> have something to do with this (or perhaps not?).
If you've migrated to elogind, you have probably moved away from a
setuid xorg-server. I'd start loooking here:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Non_root_Xorg
Regards,
Arve
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-27 12:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-27 11:18 [gentoo-user] startx Cannot open virtual console 7 edes
2020-10-27 12:15 ` Arve Barsnes [this message]
2020-10-27 12:35 ` edes
2020-10-27 12:53 ` Michael
2020-10-27 13:28 ` edes
2020-10-27 12:53 ` edes
2020-10-27 14:05 ` Jack
2020-10-27 20:09 ` Walter Dnes
2020-10-30 17:35 ` antlists
2020-11-04 14:38 ` edes
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