>-----Original Message----- >From: Haralambos Geortgilakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:30 AM >To: Debian User Listie >Subject: Synaptic & can't run in console with "su" or "xhost local:root" > >Hi Yall, > >having finally, after many months of trying, finally gotten my Radeon >going with the ATI drivers, Synaptic is now not happy! > >Here is a cut & past of what is up-it used to work! > >Any ideas? > ><snip> >Hellene:/home/haralambos# synaptic >Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >Xlib: No protocol specified > > >Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 >Hellene:/home/haralambos# xhost local:root >Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >Xlib: No protocol specified > >xhost: unable to open display ":0" >Hellene:/home/haralambos# ><snip> >
One thing you can try is when you su, do an su -p to preserve your environment. Other than that, good luck, I could never get X apps to start when I su'd either?? Good luck, Barry deFreese NTS Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
