On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Arne Goetje wrote: > Hi, > > sometimes I need to run some X apps as root (i.e. ethereal, lprngtool) but > Xlib complains that the server refuses the connection. > how can I make the Xserver accept programs as root when I'm working as > normal user?
That because Debian recently changed to disable xhost, and now restricts access on a per user basis (kind of). That's a good move because xhost was pretty insecure. Now to access X you must show that you know a secret 128bit or something number that is generated when the X session starts. So in order for root to be able to access the X server, you must give him this secret value using xauth. But that a pain to do each time you do an su. So I wrote an su wrapper which transfer $DISPLAY and also transfers the X cookies that you must have to gain access to the X server. I called is sux and you can get it from http://fgouget.free.fr/sux/ You use it just like su: $ sux - or $ sux - foo or $ sux --untrusted --timeout 30 - foo xterm -> created an untrusted cookie that becomes invalid after 30 seconds of inactivity, typically 30 seconds after you've closed the xterm. > 2nd Problem: I tried today to run a second instance of startx with -- :1 to > run it as root. today it didn't work anymore... I'm using unstable. Maybe that because the vt is missing: $ startx -- vt8 :1 or maybe it is $ startx -- :1 vt8 -- Francois Gouget [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fgouget.free.fr/ Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he'll be a mile away - and barefoot.
