Perhaps you want:
$xhost +localhost
(any user connected to your machine can use the current xsession)
The better method is to:
#export XAUTHORITY=/home/<user_running_X>/.Xauthority
after su-ing (or add to /root/.bash_profile or whatever)
HTH
Rich
M.C. Vernon wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is probably a FAQ, but anyway. I'm trying to set things up so
> that I can run a root Xterm should I need to. The methodology is:
>
> xhost root@
> su
> /usr/X11R6/bin/Eterm --icon-name "ROOT" -n "ROOT"
> --scrollbar-right -S "red" -b "red" -I
> /usr/X11R6/include/X11/pixmaps/bomb.xpm -e bash &
>
> Unfortunatly, xhost root@ doesn't work:
>
> X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> operation)
> Major opcode of failed request: 109 (X_ChangeHosts)
> Value in failed request: 0xfe
> Serial number of failed request: 8
> Current serial number in output stream: 10
>
> How do I sort this out, please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew
>
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