> I'm running X; however, I'm running it as root. When I try running > Netscape in an xterm window, it tells me I can't run Netscape as root. So > I try logging in as a normal user and I get the "can't open display" > message. If I try "netscape &" like you suggest above, I get a message > like "[1] 563".
Try this...Shutdown X, logout as root, logon as a user, type startx. In X, now try netscape&. This should work... I think, you logged on as a user when X is still running as root(Ctrl + shift + f2!!!). Regards, Vaidhy