On Tuesday 30 June 2015 15:29:31 Richard Owlett wrote: > I have an absolute requirement to run some GUI programs as root.
launch launcher (Alt-F2?) type: gksu pluma <enter> go on from there. Lisi > I captured one session with script. > > Script started on Mon 30 Jun 2014 08:58:50 AM CDT > richard@jessie:~$ su > Password: > root@jessie:/home/richard# pluma /etc/default/grub > > (pluma:1318): EggSMClient-WARNING **: Failed to connect to the > session > > manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported > > > (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to > dconf: The > > connection is closed > Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18) > Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18) > Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18) > Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18) > Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18) > > (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to > dconf: The > > connection is closed > > (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to > dconf: The > > connection is closed > > (pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to > dconf: The > > connection is closed > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to > create file > > '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.9WQQIX': No such file or > directory > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or > > directory > > ==============pluma has opened > > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to > create file > > '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.WMTBIX': No such file or > directory > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or > > directory > > ================changed one character and saved file > > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to > create file > > '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.PRFKIX': No such file or > directory > > (pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of > > `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or > > directory > > ================closed pluma > > > > What's going on???????????????????? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201506301545.22398.lisi.re...@gmail.com