gdmflexiserver crashes X

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 02:23, Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 02:09, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 02:09, Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 00:45, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> > > > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > Known bug: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127780.  I think
> > > > this has to do with the following commit:
> > > > 
> > > > Thu Sep 25 11:23:24 2003  George Lebl <jirka at 5z.com>
> > > >                                                                                 
> > > >         * daemon/errorgui.c, daemon/slave.c: be even analer (is that
> > > >           a word?) about the setuid stuff here (it can't actually
> > > >           fail, but just in case, we're being paranoid)  Also reset
> > > >           the environment and desetuid for the setup program even
> > > >           though that's not really needed.
> > > > 
> > > > I'd add your info to the bug as it's definitely lacking some details.
> > > > 
> > > > Joe
> > > > 
> > > > <snip>
> > > 
> > > Thanks, wasn't sure if it was a problem with the port or not.  I've
> > > updated the report in gnome's bugzilla with the information.  I'll have
> > > to see if I can find a work around in the meantime, possibly sudo.  The
> > > only reason I have X running unnecessarilly on different machines is so
> > > that I can have nifty remote desktops and feel like a total geek.  :-/
> > 
> > A possible workaround would be to setuid root the flexiserver.
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > > 
> > > Tom
> 
> Here's what I just did:
> 
> [root at compass:ttyp1 bin]# chmod +s gdmflexiserver
> [tom at compass tom]$ gdmflexiserver -xnest
>  
> (gdmflexiserver:1353): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running
> setuid or setgid.
> This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
> program instead. For further details, see:
>  
>     http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html
>  
> Refusing to initialize GTK+.

Oh, right, it's GTK+.  Try setuid'ing Xnest.

Joe

> 
> 
> The process won't start as suid.
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