Xwrapper doesn't use .xinitrc, or does it?

[Andreas Davour]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Mikko Työläjärvi wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Andreas Davour wrote:
>
>> I have just rebuilt my system and a few things aren't as they used to be. 
>> When I try to start X with Xwrapper no xterms or other windows appear. 
>> Isn't Xwrapper starting the stuff in .xinitrc like "startx" used to do for 
>> me (but wont do, since it no longer has the authority to do so)??
>> 
>> Isn't there some documentation for Xwrapper somewhere?
>
> You want startx(1).  The .xinitrc file is read by "xinit", btw.

I used to start X using startx. Now it doesn't work for anybody but 
root. Of course I can set "the bit" on the X image, but I guessed there 
was a reason somebody invented Xwrapper.

/andreas

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