Re: display export??
On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 08:52:22PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
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> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Ragga Muffin wrote:
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> > > do I need to export DISPLAY localhost? Im not sure of the syntax...am I on the right track?
> >
> > Yes and no. What yuo need to do is temporarily permit x-connections from
> > your localhost if you want to start an x program with a different
> > user than the current session (in this case root)
> >
> > Simply execute 'xhost +localhost' before doing a su.
>
> I think that doing xhost local:root is better. There are 2 reasons for
> this:
> 1. You're specifying a user name, which gives added security if you've
> got a multi-user system.
>
> 2. You're specifying a local connection, not a connection that uses a
> network interface. The X server connections with use Unix sockets, not
> TCP sockets. This gives you less overhead since you don't have to send
> all your data through a TCP stack.
>
The solution I found awhile ago was to link /root/.Xauthority to
/home/<user>/.Xauthority
John
> noah
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