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Re: Running X apps when logged as su'd as root



* Brendan O'Connor (brendan642@runbox.com) [010325 22:14]:
> Is this a consequence of security?  Is there some cheap way around it?  I'm 
> willing to forgo some security on my home desktop to do run things like 
> qtcups.  Thanks!

A cheap way: xhost +localhost

Do that as the *original* user and then su to root.


Hall



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