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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
<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.40 1996/04/07 17:23:34 roberto Exp $
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.41 1996/04/13 00:12:41 jkh Exp $
<abstract>
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.
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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>