>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jeff> are there any more permanent solutions so this doesn't have to Jeff> be done every time i wish to run ethereal? one way would be to use the XAUTHORITY enviroment variable, which names the file in which authorization info is kept. if the X server was always run by the same user (typical in a workstation), then you could have something like this in one of root's shell init scripts: export XAUTHORITY=/home/notroot/.Xauthority export DISPLAY=:0.0 I think that this should work, but you should be aware that this sort of thing can also cause weird problems. say you login to the machine via an ssh connection with X forwarding enabled, su to root, and run an X program. not only will it not display on the initial host, but it might even end up displaying on the workstation display, assuming you're logged in there also. maybe the best thing to do is to make a script that root can use to run ethereal that has the commands above in it, then runs ethereal. -- joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
