On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:28:47 -0500 Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steve Lamb wrote: > > >Kent West wrote: > > > > > >>And when you need to run an X app? Ah, gotta muck around > >>with Xauthority files now. > >> > >> > > > > I've yet to see an X app that needs me to have root. > > Chances are if such > >a beast exists I don't need it. > > > > > /usr/bin/synaptic, at least on my box. Then that's a bug in synaptic. Non-priv users should be able to run the program, which should then prompt for the root password. > (Granted, I don't use synaptic, but the point is that some > X apps require root; this is just an example.) >From an xterm: $ su -m Then you can run /usr/sbin/synaptic from a # prompt in a user's xterm. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
