The server does not start because it cannot read /usr/bin/Xorg. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. xpra start :7 2. xpra list Actual Results: The server is not started and the log contains: cp: cannot open ‘/usr/bin/Xorg’ for reading: Permission denied /usr/bin/xpra_Xdummy: line 11: /home/k/.xpra/Xorg: No such file or directory could not connect to X server on display ':7' after 3 seconds 2012-10-31 15:14:15,581 removing socket /home/k/.xpra/k-pc-7 Expected Results: The server should start. The permissions of /usr/bin/Xorg are set to -rws--x--x.
xpra start copies the Xorg binary into the users home, This user should not be root and Xorg should be own root.root. You have to grant read to the user. See elog einfo elog "please make your Xorg binary readable for users of xpra" elog " chmod a+r /usr/bin/Xorg" elog "and think about the security impact" einfo Scenario 1) everybody is allowed to read Xorg chmod a+r /usr/bin/Xorg Scenario 2) a special group is allowed to read xorg groupadd -r xpra usermod -G -a xpra <username> chgrp xpra /usr/bin/Xorg chmod g+r /usr/bin/Xorg #relogin
