Re: xhost +localhost doesn't work
On 26 Oct 2002 19:25:19 +0200, Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
>On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 13:32, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> Forgive me for posting a Libranet question here
>> but Libranet is a very close Debian clone
>> and there is a much greater volume of expertise here.
>>
>> I'm trying to use xhost +localhost in Libranet 2.7
>Try 'xhost + localhost' (and not +localhost).
Acts exactly the same way whether there is a space
between x and localhost or not.
synaptic: could not open display
>> to load programs as root in X-windows - eg Synaptic.
>>
>> I _believe_ xhost +localhost _used_ to work but now it does not.
>>
>> The only thing that works is
>> xhost +
>> which opens up the computer to anyone.
>>
>> An example of a program I want to start is synaptic
>> which requires to be run as root.
>>
>> Here is what I would expect to work: (I think it _used_ to work)
>> As user:
>> xhost +localhost
>> su
>> synaptic Now get error Synaptic: could not open display
>>
>> Here is what works:
>> As user:
>> xhost + Opening up to the world
>> su
>> export DISPLAY=:0 I didn't use to do this - did I?
>> synaptic
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong or did I break something?
>>
>> As a workaround I've installed sudo, added a group wheel and added myself to that group.
>> Now I can simply type
>> sudo synaptic
>> and it works fine without the need to use xhost.
>>
>> However I wish someone could give me a hint how to fix xhost.
>>
>>
>> Larry Alkoff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
>>
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