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I noticed that when installing xorg using ports there is an option to configure with or without setuid. At first glance, I would think that if given the option, I should choose to have it unset, because it sounds safer. By doing this though I'm unsure what functionality I'd be losing. I had a look at 11.14 of the FAQ, which cleared a few things up. I'm still wondering why setuid is the default. I'm planning to use a login manager, so if I keep setuid off, will I be losing (or gaining) anything?
 
you won't loose anything....
You just won't be able to start X with startx command as regular user....
That's how I understand this....

I have turned setuid off, few days ago, and no problem so far (I use xdm) ;)
 
killasmurf86 said:
you won't loose anything....
You just won't be able to start X with startx command as regular user....
That's how I understand this....

I have turned setuid off, few days ago, and no problem so far (I use xdm) ;)
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Correct. The reason it does work with xdm/gdm/kdm is because they run as root. Hence they're able to start X as root.
 
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