RE: Newbee-ish X and root question
Barry,
su -m surely does it. So what property that's carried over is it that
makes the difference?
Thanks!
Lukas
--- "deFreese, Barry" <Barry.deFreese@nike.com> wrote:
> > -----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
> 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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