Re: KDM not allowing root to access the default screen for x-apps

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Joseph Jones (<joe@bumpycarrot.cjb.net>) wrote:

> KDM wont allow me to use Gnome-Apt because it wont allow root access
> to the default screen. I am logged in as a regular user, open a
> terminal, su into root, try and load gnome-apt, but it wont allow root
> access to the screen. This only happens when I use KDM, GDM does not
> have this problem.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Use kdesu gnome-apt, or gksu gnome-apt, or, after su-ing, type

export XAUTHORITY=/home/user/.Xauthority

and try again.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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