On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 03:35:21PM +0200, J?rg wrote: > Hi > > 'gshutdown' so that a normal user can run it, too? I tried to set it > suid root, but this caused the problem, that root is not allowed to > display his windows on a user's screen (any idea how to change this, > too?).
Unless you're running a root shell, that should never be a problem, SUID or not. If you've su'd to root, or rlogin localhost, or whatever, just set the display to your local X server. export DISPLAY=:0.0 And give localhost the permission to connect to your xserver. In a shell where you're logged in as yourself, type xhost +localhost or xhost + if you want to give global access. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to UNIX