startx fails with xorg-server 1.20 [Solved, with conditions]

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Post by **Chiitoo** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:21 pm

Merged six (6) posts starting from [post=8279826]8279826[/post], split from [topic=1077662]Unable to start X as normal user[/topic] which is a bit older, and while related, not /exactly/ about the same issue (the recent change that enables several people to experience it right now).

seansmr · Post by **seansmr** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:16 am

Installed slim, set xorg-server to -suid and it all works.

(Has xorg-server been set back to default to +suid?)

Unknown still: is how, or if it is possible to make running xorg optional and to have xorg-server -suid at the sane time.

Anon-E-moose · Post by **Anon-E-moose** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:54 am

If you're running a DM or not running the modesetting driver or you're using systemd then you should be able to run -suid.

Otherwise stick with suid.

Note: In looking at the LATEST ebuild, suid is now back as an option and set on by default.
But the logic or suid|suid-wrapper is still screwy and still tangled up with the systemd use flag.