Re: xhost +localhost doesn't work
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:09:13 -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote:
>Larry Alkoff sez:
>} On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:31:12 -0700, Earl F Hampton wrote:
>[...]
>} >Try xhost +local:localhost
>}
>} Ohh, that works!
>} Thank you.
>[...]
>} However after su I must still
>} export DISPLAY=:0
>}
>} Then I can load synaptic.
>}
>} I'd like to not be required to type the
>} export DISPLAY line every time.
>} I _believe_ I didn't have to do that in the past.
>[...]
>
>When I need to do that sort of thing, I use su -c, e.g.
>
>su -c synaptic
>
>It keeps the environment.
>From su -c synptic I get a password display but then:
synaptic: could not open display
Something has gone wrong here
but I DK what it is.
Larry
Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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