Bug 51913

Summary: Xserver shouldn't run as root
Product: xorg Reporter: wbrana
Component: Server/DDX/XorgAssignee: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: medium CC: nikoli
Version: 7.7 (2012.06)   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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patch requires user xorg present in system none

Description wbrana 2012-07-09 14:22:14 UTC 
Created attachment 64021 [details] [review]
patch requires user xorg present in system

Xserver should setuid to non-root if started as root
Comment 1 Alan Coopersmith 2012-07-09 14:34:10 UTC 
Ick, making Xorg fatal error because you silently started requiring a new user
account be created first seems like a horrible plan.

This also breaks regeneration, when the X server needs uid 0 back to rotate
log files, re-open devices, etc.   There are ways we can drop privileges
(I've been shipping a much more complex patch in the Solaris Xorg for years
 for that), but this isn't a good one.
Comment 2 Adam Jackson 2018-06-13 17:39:02 UTC 
Xorg can do this now.

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