From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DxcKM-0006ov-Cp for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:11:26 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6R3AFvF016365; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:10:15 GMT Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.66]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6R36gvf029146 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:06:43 GMT Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.12.122.166]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050727030656.LYHQ22426.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:06:56 -0400 Received: from gandalf ([65.12.122.166]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050727030655.WBAF14543.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@gandalf> for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:06:55 -0400 Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:06:55 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brett I. Holcomb" X-X-Sender: brett@gandalf To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone In-Reply-To: <42E6DC3D.20409@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <42E6CD33.6010100@gmail.com> <42E6DC3D.20409@gmail.com> X-Message-Flag: Worried about bugs & viruses? Switch to Mac/Unix/PC Pine! Info @ www.ii.com Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Archives-Salt: fd5bb6be-053d-47e2-a6c6-4880856c42bd X-Archives-Hash: 488887670cc58b898f9089dd2275edab My understanding is that X searches the path given in xorg.conf irregardless of who starts it but I may be wrong. I use xdm, not gdm. On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote: > Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > >> Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for >> xorg.conf. >> >> >> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote: >> >> > I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my >> > mouse is >> >> >> Snip >> >> > I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder only >> > scanned and used. That is why I put the backup copy there. My question >> > Thanks >> > >> > >> > Thanks, it seems the system searchs farther than I understood. Based on what > I have read on gdm, the X server is started by a non-privliged user, to avoid > possiblities of exploition of the system via the login area. If this is in > fact true then the search for the xorg.conf file would be limited to the /usr > or /etc folders, not the / folder. > Does there need to be an update to the man file, or is this a undocumented > feature? > -- Brett I. Holcomb brettholcomb@R777bellsouth.net Registered Linux User #188143 Remove R777 to email -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list