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Document the /etc/fbtab fix for X.

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Inspired-By: Nik Clayton <nik@blueberry.co.uk>
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Jordan K. Hubbard 1996-04-30 19:07:58 +00:00
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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X <title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/ <author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.41 1996-04-13 00:12:41 jkh Exp $ <date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.42 1996-04-30 19:07:58 jkh Exp $
<abstract> <abstract>
This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted. assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
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And thanks for the thought. And thanks for the thought.
<sect1>
<heading>I run X with 'startx', and the permissions on /dev/console don't seem to get set correctly. Things like 'xterm -C' and 'xconsole' don't work.</heading>
<p>
This is because of the way console permissions are set by default.
On a multi-user system, one doesn't necessarily want just any user
be able to write on the system console. For users who are logging
directly onto a machine with a VTY, the <tt/fbtab(5)/ file exists
to solve such problems.
In a nutshell, make sure an uncommented line of the form
<verb>
/dev/ttyv0 0600 /dev/console
</verb>
is in <tt>/etc/fbtab</tt> and it will ensure that whomever logs
in on <tt>/dev/ttyv0</tt> will own the console.
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1> <sect1>