linux newbie needs help for non-admin users

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:34 pm

Hello,
I'm running bzflag version 2.0.4 on ubuntu 6.06. while I can play it fine on my account (which is set as having admin rights), when I start up bzflag on any other account the game fails to start.

I'm a bit of a linux newbie, so any help would be appreciated

Thanks.

Neil.

Skeeve · Post by **Skeeve** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:50 pm

I don't know where it is located, but usually it should help to make every directory world readable & executable and every file world readable. Also any executable should have execute rights for the world.

I think this will help:

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find /Applications/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/ -perm +0100 -print0 | xargs -0 chmod go+x
chmod -R go+r /Applications/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/

Of ourse you have to replace you real location for "/Applications/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/"

Longhair · Post by **Longhair** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:09 am

What group does the executable belong to, and are the users in question part of those groups. Gentoo, for example has a "games" group. If a given user doesn't have perms for that group, they don't get to play games. (perfect for grounding one of your kids off of games, and not the other)

neil · Post by **neil** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:36 am

Hello,
I've found the fault. I don't know if it's a bug or not, but have no idea how to fix it.

I run my desktop in 1280x1024 (and therefore all games) and the others run in 1024x768

If I change resolution of the users to 1280 bzflag works. It's as if it's trying to go in to bzflag as 1280 and fails because the desktop is only 1024.

The error returned is:

X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 135 (XFree86-VidModeExtension)
Minor opcode of failed request: 10 (XF86VidModeSwitchToMode)
Value in failed request: 0x3e
Serial number of failed request: 122
Current serial number in output stream: 124