On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:04:42 -0700, "Monique Y. Herman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 at 18:34 GMT, Haines Brown penned: > > I have more elementary configuration questions arising from my > > transition from RedHat to debian. Sorry to be a pest. > > > > I think this may be is a debian question because user can start the > > FileRunner file manager, but not root. When root tries, it gets the > > error: > > > > Application can't initialize because it lacks display name and no > > $DISPLAY environment variable. ... > You're probably using 'su -' to get to root, right? > > Two quick fixes: one, just use 'su' so that it keeps the original > user's environment. Two, explicitly set your display to whatever it's > normally set to for your users in root's .bashrc or .profile. > > Not having the display set can cause an amazing variety of errors, > depending on the application. Don't worry about debugging the > tk_patchLevel thing until you know that your display is set properly. > ..I always 'ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (or 'ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED]' on localhost), but I suspect this is not the Debian way. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
