Re: cd writing
On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 12:21:07PM +1000, Brendan J Simon wrote:
>
>
> steve thompson wrote:
>
> >I am trying to get cd writing working on a Fujitsu
> >Lifebook P-2040, which has an internal removal
> >cd-rw/dvdrom.
> >
> >First, does anyone recommend any particular cd burning
> >software?
> >
> >I installed xcdroast, but have not been able to set it
> >up so far. If I try as user, it says I must set it up
> >as root. But as root I get the following message:
> >
> >
> ># xcdroast
> >Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> >Xlib: Invalid XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 key (failed key
> >comparison)
> >Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
> >
> Can you run other X applications as root. Try something simple like
> "xeyes" or "xlogo". It this doesn't work then it is an authentication
> problem. My guess that you logged on as an ordinary user (as you
> should) and then used "su" to gain superuser access from a shell. If
> you type "xhost +" or "xhost localhost" in any user shell, this should
> give you the access you need. It tells the X server that any one from
> the localhost can connect to it. Note that "xhost +" is a much greater
> security risk as any user from any host can connect. There are probably
> more secure ways of doing this but I don't know what they are.
>
A good start. You might find you need to set 'export DISPLAY=:0' so root
knows which display to use.
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