[Chimera-users] running chimera 1.8 needs root privilege

[Robert Wohlhueter]

I've been using Chimera 1.5.3 under Linux (Ubuntu 12.04, 64-bit) without 
problems; that version I had installedas root, andis owned by root.  
Just now I updated to version 1.8, which, initially, I also installed as 
root.  But trying to run it (as non-root) gave me fairly opaque error 
messages(copied below). On a hunch that it was a matter of privilege, I 
tried running with `sudo` -- which works fine.

Since it was not obvious where the problem lay, I cleaned out the 
installation, and installed anew as a normal user (me).  Accordingly, 
the whole installation directory tree is owned by me.  But still I 
cannot run it (same errors) as me, but only with `sudo`. Same user, same 
start directory, apparently the same Python (2.7) as works with v. 1.5.3.

I'm totally flummoxed!  Can't imagine where the privilege hang-up is.  
Any hints where I should look?

Thanks,

Bob Wohlhueter

*****************************C-shell output*******************
chimera
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such 
operation)
Major opcode of failed request:  128 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 198 ()
Serial number of failed request: 2813
Currentserial number in output stream:  2813
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