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

[Johannes Raspe <j.raspe@t-online.de>]

Joseph Jones 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?
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
apt-get install sux, then change to root with sux and you'll have X-access.

Johannes