Marco Calviani wrote: > Hi everybody, > i've got a problem whenever i become root and try to open a window in > my user X session: > > for example: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ eog > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > Does anybody can diagnose the problem? >
It has to do with Xauthority files. I don't understand all the ins-and-outs of it; I just use "sudo" instead (as in "sudo eog"), which handles it automagically. I think "sux" (and perhaps another tool or two) might work as well. Or you can dig into the ins-and-outs, and figure out how to copy the Xauthority info from your normal user to root when you "su". -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
