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Hairybloke
03-30-2001, 01:56 AM
I've just compiled and installed the blackbox window manager (I did everything from the installing blackbox nhf). Everything went fine, no problems there. I then edited my .Xclients-default file from:

exec gnome-session

to:

exec /usr/local/bin/blackbox

Then when I startx it closes as its loading and returns a message saying its unable to execute as it doesn't have the permissons. I've checked the blackbox permissions and the only permission that I don't have on is write permissions for other. The file owner is root. Anyone know why its not working?

MBMarduk
03-30-2001, 07:33 AM
Post your "ls -las <file-here>"

FORTRAN gy
03-30-2001, 04:25 PM
Is your .Xclients file executable with the proper permissions? I think after editing it you need to chmod 755.

Hairybloke
03-31-2001, 03:13 AM
Arrgghh, sorry, it was just a stupid mistake on my part. I was trying to open the blackbox folder instead of the actual blackbox executable. Thanks anyway.