> On Mon, 17 May 1999 19:18:48 +0200 Peter Granroth wrote: > > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a > > normal user? > > If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash), > you can start X programs when su root in a users X session: > > if [ "$USER" != "root" ] ; then > export XAUTHORITY=`eval echo ~$USER/.Xauthority` > fi > Just curious...I can do su root from a user's X session, but I have nothing like that in root's .bashrc, nor in /etc/profile. (I do use bash.) Is this happening through some other mechanism, or am I missing a file?
Steven C. Martin
