On Wednesday 12 April 2006 09:49, Chris wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Hi I'd like to open X-applications like the in the example below from an su
> Terminal, but get an Xlib connection error.  I have set up sudo so that:
> sudo kwrite /etc/fstab works, but how come it doesn't in a normal su
> Terminal?

Try sudo instead, and better to use the simplest software possible when 
running as root... there are plenty of console editors, I suggest one of 
those as your editor while root.

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