Re: gui progs as root in x under normal user?

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> On Mon, 17 May 1999 19:18:48 +0200 Peter Granroth wrote:
> > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> > normal user?
> 
> If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash),
> you can start X programs when su root in a users X session:
> 
> if [ "$USER" != "root" ] ; then
>     export XAUTHORITY=`eval echo ~$USER/.Xauthority`
> fi
>  
Just curious...I can do su root from a user's X session, but I have nothing
like that in root's .bashrc, nor in /etc/profile.  (I do use bash.)  Is this
happening through some other mechanism, or am I missing a file?

Steven C. Martin