Running Xorg without SUID

[freemason]

Is it possible in FreeBSD to execute Xserver without root privileges?

I compile latest Xorg without "SUID" option and kernel is GENERIC 9-STABLE.

After I launch xinit as regular non-root user it gives the following Fatal server error:

xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root

xserverrc:

exec /usr/local/bin/X -logfile ~/Xorg.log -nolisten tcp

Xorg-server works like a charm with root account, but it's not a good practice to run as root and I want to make it run by unprivileged user.

 

[expl]

I believe Xorg needs access to /dev/mem if I am not mistaken and that pretty much leaves you with the root access need.

 

[SirDice]

But why has it gone from ports?

Because it was part of the non-modular pre 7.x versions.

 

[SirDice]

Yes, install it with SUID on.