sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-legacy
Edit /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config
allowed_users=anybody
needs_root_rights=yes
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November 25, 2016 13:59
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Ubuntu 16.04 (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 2 (Permission denied)
On 18.04.
Don't know why but surprised that the needs_root_rights=yes line is actually needed, but its true :P
I had this problem but bizarrely,it was caused by a couple of entries in /etc/fstab which pointed to NFS mounts that didn't exist. Even though the "noauto" was set, it still stopped me logging in to the desktop.
On 18.04.
Don't know why but surprised that the
needs_root_rights=yesline is actually needed, but its true :P
i confirm it too!
Thank you, you saved me after hour of googling
Right on the money. You are doing god's service.
Six years later running Void, I've ended up here too. For some reason 'needs_root_rights=auto' does not work. Xwrapper insists on 'yes'. Could not find the answer.
Many thanks!!!
Worked for me. Absolutely incredible this is not in the KlipperScreen docs.
Had to add this to get xorg running on my 2011 travelmate on alpine, thanks a ton!
thank you very much!
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on Debian*
select anybody as allowed users
thank you @alepez