RE: Synaptic & can't run in console with "su" or "xhost local:roo t"
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Haralambos Geortgilakis [mailto:haralambos@ihug.co.nz]
>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:30 AM
>To: Debian User Listie
>Subject: Synaptic & can't run in console with "su" or "xhost local:root"
>
>Hi Yall,
>
>having finally, after many months of trying, finally gotten my Radeon
>going with the ATI drivers, Synaptic is now not happy!
>
>Here is a cut & past of what is up-it used to work!
>
>Any ideas?
>
><snip>
>Hellene:/home/haralambos# synaptic
>Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>Xlib: No protocol specified
>
>
>Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
>Hellene:/home/haralambos# xhost local:root
>Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>Xlib: No protocol specified
>
>xhost: unable to open display ":0"
>Hellene:/home/haralambos#
><snip>
>
One thing you can try is when you su, do an su -p to preserve your
environment. Other than that, good luck, I could never get X apps to start
when I su'd either??
Good luck,
Barry deFreese
NTS Technology Services Manager
Nike Team Sports
(949)-616-4005
Barry.deFreese@nike.com
"Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster."
Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell
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