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Re: X authorization



>>>>> "dkklee" == dkklee  <dkklee@MIT.EDU> writes:

    dkklee> (1) when I try to start a window after 'su' to root. I
    dkklee> discovered this can be fixed if I do 'xhost
    dkklee> +mymachinename'. How to this automatically?  A line in
    dkklee> Xaccess or some /etc/X11/X???.hosts file?

You can setenv XAUTHORITY to your $HOME/.Xauthority or something.
Since the super user can read any file, you should be able to connect
to your server while you switch to root.

-- 
Kaz Sasayama, a Nagoyan X68000, Linux and OS/2 user.
*PGP key fingerprint:  53 71 54 56 FB 3D 76 0B  92 5D 32 40 C5 34 38 00



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