Re: 'sudo gedit' stopped working
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On 09/30/2010 04:37 PM, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> I have a menu item, 'sudo gedit', which has worked for years but just
> stopped working (on a current testing system). Running from the
> command line, I get:
>
> No protocol specified
>
> (gedit:30084): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
>
> as I do when I try to run gedit in a root terminal. I hope this is
> not another example of putting misplaced security concerns ahead of
> functionality. It's not a problem with my sudoers file as another
> menu item, which runs 'sudo aptitude' in a terminal, works. How can I
> run gedit as root?
>
> Patrick
>
>
Try using "gksudo" for graphical sudo.
Regards,
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Jordan Metzmeier
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