On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:14:04 -0400 Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com> wrote: > ... what happened that causes this > > # allow root to run programs when another > # user is in X > if [ ! "$USER" = "root" ]; then > export XAUTHORITY=/home/$USER/.Xauthority > fi > > to no longer work for me ?? Are you getting root with "su -" maybe? That would set $USER to root. What does env say before you start kedit? --Todd