SUX seems pretty usefull. What about a debian package for it (or integrating it in an another)?
Is there something similar for remote X session ? Christophe Le mar, 03 jui 2001 09:26:24, Francois Gouget a écrit : > 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. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Christophe Barbé Software Engineer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lineo France - Lineo High Availability Group 42-46, rue Médéric - 92110 Clichy - France phone (33).1.41.40.02.12 - fax (33).1.41.40.02.01 http://www.lineo.com
