Re: unable to start xcdroast as root
Using KDE - the xhost +local:root command worked.
Didn't work if I tried to use a root console but when
I did it in a user console and then su'd root I was given
some error information which allowed me to get things going.
Thank you all.
bob
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 02:47:40PM -0800, David Witbrodt wrote:
>
> > Hi, From the root console:
> > # /usr/bin/xcdroast
> >
> > The reply:
> >
> > (xcdroast:18770): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open
> > display:
> >
> > If I start from a user console I get the window that
> > says you must first start as root to set up.
> >
> > If I set the suid bit on xcdroast it tries to start
> > from a user but dies.
> >
> > Any help or ideas appreciated.
> >
> > Debian unstable - kernel version = 2.6.17.8
>
> I wonder what desktop environment you are using?
> Gnome, KDE, XFCE4, something else?
>
> Anyway, I found that I could run GUI programs as
> root when using Gnome, but when I installed XFCE4 I
> could not. After reading various docs, I discovered a
> fix:
>
> xhost +local:root
>
> I'm not promising that will work for you, but it's
> worth a shot.
>
> HTH YMMV,
> Dave Witbrodt
>
>
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