[MacPorts] #72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it doesn't need them.
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#72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it doesn't need them.
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Reporter: nickpapadonis | Owner: jeremyhu
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: xinit |
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Comment (by atod101101):
Correction, I still had an Xserver running as root in the background still
through launchd. From what I read the system needs KMS capabilities in
the kernel to run X as non-root. Therefore, just looking for some input
from Jeremey (Thanks for creating the port!) on this.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72663#comment:12>
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