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If I run CDM (Console Display Manager) as root, it works fine. If I run it as any other user, CDM loads, requests a choice for WM, and then exits. There is no readable output to stdout or stderr.

How can I debug this?

I turned on logging of startx output. It says this:

X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

BTW, I am running Debian Jessie, if that helps.

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Got it!!!

Followed this guide which allows ALL users to start the xserver. Previously I had it on console users only. Presumably, since CDM is launching xserver via a script, rather than an interactive console, it doesn't count as a console user.

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