Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 10:55:15PM -0400, ttv wrote:
| Hi, when I su as root, I can't run X apps ...
Solution 1 :
Don't "su -". If you don't put the '-' on there, su will inherit
the current process' environment and maintain xauth
Solution 2 :
# cp ~user/.Xauthority ~/
Copy your normal user's .Xauthority file to root's home directory.
That gives it the "magic" cookie showing the X server it has
permission to connect.
-D
Hello, you shouldn just copy over .Xauth files.. It will ruin root X access ;) The Right Way(C) is: # xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority ...and don't forget to set DISPLAY: export DISPLAY=:0 Regards, Nuno Silva --To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org