Re: The best recommendation for allowing "su" in X
Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com> writes:
> Hi, I am the author of "Debian Reference" and am soliciting learned
> opinion.
>
> What recommendation should I give to the reader for "su" in X?
>
> Here is the back ground. FAQ is:
>
> "I want to run X from a user account. It is a good thing. But how can
> I get a program which requires root privilege to run from this X
> session?"
>
> Answer is simple and I know this:)
>
> "export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority"
I prefer to use ssh for this purpose. Simpler and safer.
Ciao
Racke
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