Bug 9725

Summary: when started as root, X checks /root/xorg.conf before /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Product: xorg Reporter: Florian Friesdorf <flow>
Component: Server/GeneralAssignee: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: minor    
Priority: high CC: dberkholz
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: Other   
OS: Linux (All)   
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i915 platform: i915 features:

Description Florian Friesdorf 2007-01-20 23:47:56 UTC 
I ran into the problem, because mysteriously my changes to xorg.conf where not 
having any effect. - I had a backup copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf 
in /root/xorg.conf.

When starting X as a normal user it does not check for xorg.conf in ~, but 
uses the one in /etc/X11. I think that this is reasonable and do not 
understand why this should be different for root.

I think X should not check for xorg.conf in /root.

Is there any application that makes it a feature-like or is it just a bug?
Comment 1 Daniel Stone 2007-02-27 01:35:52 UTC 
Sorry about the phenomenal bug spam, guys.  Adding xorg-team@ to the QA contact so bugs don't get lost in future.
Comment 2 Adam Jackson 2007-11-17 19:12:53 UTC 
Yeah, that's hit me too, pretty sure it's just dumbness.

Deleted in git master.

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