Re: How to run an X program as a different user?
On 2010-05-18, Robert Latest <boblatest@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> my question is already in the subject line. Also I think that I've got
> the basics figured out, it's just that I don't understand the details.
>
> Essentially I want user A to run a specific X app as user B. So I
> think I need to write a tiny shell script like this:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> xhost +B
> sudo -u B /path/to/app arg1 arg2 arg3
> xhost -B
>
> I need help with two things though:
>
> One, "xhost +B" doesn't work, contrary to the manpage. "xhost +"
> works, granting X access to the entire Net, but who cares. This is
> just a home computer.
>
> Two, I can't figure out for the life of me what the entry in
> /etc/sudoers must look like to make sudo do what I want.
>
> Thanks,
> robert
>
>
Consider using the gksu package instead.
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Liam O'Toole
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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