RE: Newbee-ish X and root question
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lukas Latz [mailto:lukaslatz@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:31 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Newbee-ish X and root question
>
>
> Hi List,
>
> I use KDM over GDM because I found it lets me log in with X as root,
> which I found especially useful in the beginning when I was setting up
> lots of stuff.
>
> Normally I log in as a normal user but sometimes I need to su to root
> and would like to start for instance an editor, or something like
> Gnome-Apt and then I get:
>
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> Logging in as root with KDM is the only way how I can get gnome-apt to
> run, but I guess that can't be right, after all it's a gnome app ?
>
> The same problem occurs with graphical installers (like limewire).
> Usually I'd like to be root when installing stuff but the system won't
> let me. D'uh!
>
> Also, sometimes starting "file manager - super user mode" just quietly
> fails (after entering root passwd), I presume for the same reason.
>
> Is is supposed to be like that or is something wrong with my setup?
>
> Lukas
>
When you su, do an su - or su -m to get root's context or your users context
respectively. I.E. it keeps all your environment variables, path, etc.
Barry deFreese
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Barry.deFreese@nike.com
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