Re: Problems running GUI programs as root under Jessie (MATE as DE)

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 30 June 2015 15:29:31 Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have an absolute requirement to run some GUI programs as root.

launch launcher (Alt-F2?)
type:
gksu pluma
<enter>
go on from there.

Lisi

> I captured one session with script.
>
> Script started on Mon 30 Jun 2014 08:58:50 AM CDT
> richard@jessie:~$ su
> Password:
> root@jessie:/home/richard# pluma /etc/default/grub
>
> (pluma:1318): EggSMClient-WARNING **: Failed to connect to the
> session
>
> manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
>
>
> (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
> dconf: The
>
> connection is closed
> Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
> Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
> Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
> Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
> Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
>
> (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
> dconf: The
>
> connection is closed
>
> (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
> dconf: The
>
> connection is closed
>
> (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
> dconf: The
>
> connection is closed
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
> create file
>
> '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.9WQQIX': No such file or
> directory
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
>
> directory
>
> ==============pluma has opened
>
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
> create file
>
> '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.WMTBIX': No such file or
> directory
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
>
> directory
>
> ================changed one character and saved file
>
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
> create file
>
> '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.PRFKIX': No such file or
> directory
>
> (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
>
> `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
>
> directory
>
> ================closed pluma
>
>
>
> What's going on????????????????????