> > Upon su -'ing from console to say use gedit it says > > cannot open display (for root)..reg user is fine....how > > do i fix this. > > > I think you need to allow other 'hosts' to connect to your > display. You can turn this on with: xhosts + > > as a regular user. This will allow every computer to > connect to your display. Prepare to be scolded, Sebastian... Hall