Set the environment variable XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority, and then su or sudo, and then you should be able to run X apps on the local machine as root.
M On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 10:08:48PM -0500, Justin R. Miller wrote: > What is the best, most secure way to allow root to run X-based apps > while I'm logged in as my non-privileged user? I've tried xhost > +localhost and that does not seem to do the trick. > > -- > Justin R. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > PGP/GnuPG Key ID 0xC9C40C31 (preferred)
