Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 May 2007 18:07:52 +1000 | From | "Dave Airlie" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem |
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> It is a quite sensible idea. > > The userspace X server SHOULD be running under a non-root user, with > appropriate fine-grained privs granted to it. > > "I need root to do graphics" is a myopic, antiquated view of the world.
Did I say the X server? There are policy decisions that are root only also authorisation of processes to render etc..
I'm not sure we can punt all that in-kernel.
Dave.
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