Re: how does root run a graphical prog
On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 12:37:28PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:49:19PM +0200, Nicos Gollan wrote:
> > You could try using ssh with X forwarding for that. Just "ssh
> > root@localhost" should do the trick. It's not the best way, but it
> > works.
>
> ...unless you're on a system which is configured to disallow remote
> root logins via ssh. (Such as, say, the default Debian
> configuration.)
Not in woody and sid, at least. See the paragraphs in
/usr/share/doc/ssh/README.Debian headed "PermitRootLogin set to yes".
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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