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Re: x and multiple users



On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 11:09:49PM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> When I log in to X windows, I usually try not to log in as root.  But 
> sometimes I  want to run a graphical program as root -- synaptic, 
> say, or xconfig.  

This is exactly the thing I asked opininons of developers at
debian-devel :)  There are so many ways to skin this cat and everyone
had very strong opinion.

 Branden Robinson (X maintainer)       > This makes me vomit.
 Joey Hess        (debconf maintainer) > What's wrong with it?

See more on:

 Subject: The best recommendation for allowing "su" in X
 Message-ID: <20020707181145.GC12787@aokiconsulting.com>

I made a summary here.

 http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-ss-xsu

I will update debian site version soon.
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