FS#5170 - Missing /root/.xsession

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by David Scholl (djscholl) - Sunday, 06 August 2006, 11:50 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Fresh install of 7.2, including xorg. Install xdm as logon manager, twm as window manager. Edit /root/.xinitrc to run twm. Whether started with startx or from xdm, X session as root fails to start the window manager, and X must be killed with Ctrl-Alt-BS.

Executing the command:
cp /etc/skel/.xsession /root/.xsession
corrects the problem.

It appears that /root/.xsession should be installed automatically somewhere along the way. Non-root user accounts work under the same conditions, because they are given .xsession files from /etc/skel when they are created.
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Closed by  Woody Gilk (Shadowhand)
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 05:01 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Additional comments about closing:  Running X as root is universally stupid, so why should we support it out of the box?

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