On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, G.LeeJohnson wrote: > Hall Stevenson wrote: > > > > > Upon su -'ing from console to say use gedit it says > > > > cannot open display (for root)..reg user is fine....how > > > > do i fix this. > > > > > > > I think you need to allow other 'hosts' to connect to your > > > display. You can turn this on with: xhosts + > > > > > > as a regular user. This will allow every computer to > > > connect to your display. > > > > Prepare to be scolded, Sebastian... > > > > Hall > > thanks for offer but is there an option that won't open up a security black > hole? <g> > You can narrow it down by specifying the allowed hosts: xhost + allows every host xhost +foo allows computer 'foo' to connect xhost - allows only the owner of the display
I do not know how to specify a user. You could try 'xhost localhost' for allowing all users from localhost. Greetz, Sebastiaan
