Chip Grandits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | As has been strongly encouraged, I spend most of my time on my linux box as a | mortal user. | Every once in a while I need to go 'root-in' around some system | files to set up | a new application | that I've downloaded (or for whatever reason?). | Sure I can type | $ su root | at the promt and become root | but I cannot use the x-server - any attempts result in a message | | Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server | Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key | ... | Also use xhost program... | | Imagine my horror to find I have an invalid magic cookie! Do I | really have to | use xhost in order | to use an xwindows session started by another user?
Yes, or you can use the authority file. Personally, what I do in this situation is: % su - Password: *********** % cp ~user/.Xauthority ~/ % <run X program> ~/.Xauthority is the cookie file. I don't remember if you have to set the DISPLAY variable? If so I do % export DISPLAY=:0 Replace "user" above with whatever user you log on as. Of course, if you have what is essentially a single user system xhost + localhost is much simpler. Gary
