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

[Martin Fluch <fluch@rock.helsinki.fi>]

On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Hall Stevenson wrote:

> * 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.

I've added the following three lines to my /root/.bashrc file:

if [ ! "$USER" = "root" ]; then 
    export XAUTHORITY=/home/$USER/.Xauthority
fi

Therefor the xhost +localhost can be avoided (which is a security
hole). And its also more convenient...

Martin