X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status:	No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,SPF_HELO_PASS,TW_TV,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL
X-Spam-Check-By:	sourceware.org
Message-ID:	<29934689.post@talk.nabble.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:38:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:	davidstvz <davidst AT csc DOT lsu DOT edu>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: cygwin + xwin in win7 as unprivileged user?
In-Reply-To:	<AANLkTinMarwQT45rKczO=fy5BscciK2fB3tw_PA-HmyD@mail.gmail.com>
MIME-Version:	1.0
References:	<29889419 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> <29897721 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> <4CACB164 DOT 70706 AT dronecode DOT org DOT uk> <29899035 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> <AANLkTinMarwQT45rKczO=fy5BscciK2fB3tw_PA-HmyD AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
X-IsSubscribed:	yes
Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id:	<cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Unsubscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-unsubscribe-archive-cygwin=delorie DOT com AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

The problem is, it continues running in the background with the permissions
of the user that originally started it, and then other users can't do
anything with it (even when the first user logs off and a new user logs on
it continues running).

David


Csaba Raduly-2 wrote:
>=20
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM, davidstvz wrote:
>>
>> In any case, XWin is not crashing per se, instead when I type "exit" from
>> the initial xterminal and exit cygwin (or press the windows close button)
>> it
>> remains running in the background. =C2=A0So to open it again, I have to =
first
>> terminate it from the task manager which I suppose qualifies as a crash.
>=20
> That's rather heavy-handed. You don't have to kill the X server to get
> a new xterm. There are two separate entities here: the X server (whose
> visible presence is the tray icon) and the xterm client with its
> visible window. The X server startup just has this convenience feature
> that allows you to have a terminal window right away. On my machine
> I've disabled this; the X server is started at logon and I launch
> terminal windows when I need them, from desktop shortcuts.
>=20
> Check the right-click menu of the X server: there should be a sub-menu
> called "Applications", which should contain a menu item to launch an
> xterm. This would remove the need to stop and relaunch the X server.
>=20
> --=20
> GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ L w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++
> Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts.
> "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus
> Torvalds
> "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds
>=20
> --
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
> Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
> Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
>=20
>=20
>=20

--=20
View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/cygwin-%2B-xwin-in-win7=
-as-unprivileged-user--tp29889419p29934689.html
Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com.


--
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

- Raw text -