Remove -nolisten tcp from file /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc and restart X.
François
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 07:49:29 +0000, daves debian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| When i am logged in as a user, I want to execute an X program as
| root, I type
| su
| <password>
|
| I have root access, ie I can do whatever I want !!
| When I try and access an X program, like firestarter my
| firewall I get ....
|
|
| debian:/home/test# firestarter
| NETFILTER detected
|
| Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
| Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
| Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
|
| Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
| debian:/home/test#
|
| The X library has been refused by the X server, because root is not
| autherised to connect to the server ??
|
| Can anyone explain to a simpleton why?
| and how do I get around this ?
|
|
| Any ideas
| dave
|
| PS you guys are a mine of information !!
|
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