on Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:13:45PM -0700, Ray Percival ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > When I try to launch a X application as root it tells me the > client can not connect to the server. It is a stock 2.2 X install > does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Thanks Ray
Alternative to methods suggested:
$ xauth merge ~<user>/.Xauthority
...will add all entries from the given user's .Xauthority file to root's
.Xauthority file. This is IMO preferable to linking a file providing
direct root access to an unpriviledged user's file.
Note that you failed to mention several important details of what your
are doing, namely:
- You'd started the session as a non-root user.
- You'd su'd to root either without the '-' flag (including this
initializes root's environment, excluding it retains the user
environment), or with it and subsequently set root's $DISPLAY
environment variable. (I presume this).
Cheers.
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