Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 07:34:32PM +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
>> Hi Toshiro
>> I'm on ppc Debian.
>>
>> On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 00:50, Toshiro wrote:
>> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try to
>> > startx if fails,
On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 07:34:32PM +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hi Toshiro
> I'm on ppc Debian.
>
> On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 00:50, Toshiro wrote:
> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try to
> > startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manage
On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 19:34, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hi Toshiro
> I'm on ppc Debian.
>
> On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 00:50, Toshiro wrote:
> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try to
> > startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager. I don't
>
Hi Toshiro
I'm on ppc Debian.
On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 00:50, Toshiro wrote:
> I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try to
> startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager. I don't
> have any problem using a normal user.
>
> Anybody know what's th
On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 03:14:56PM -0500, dircha wrote:
> Pass rm the '-i' option to be prompted at each removal.
>
> Or put in your .bashrc the alias:
> alias rm='rm -i'
sounds like a great idea until you get used to it and then
EXPECT it when you're on someone else's system. Much Badness
that w
On April 6, 2004 12:56 pm, s. keeling wrote:
> Incoming from David Baron:
> > On Tuesday 06 April 2004 00:04,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > wrote:
> > > First I want to confess that I work all the time as root since my
> > > beginning of using Linux (I forgot when this was).
> >
> > So do I. This i
On April 5, 2004 10:34 am, Paul Johnson wrote:
> "Jaap Haitsma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when
> >>> > I
> >>>
> >>> try
> >>>
> >>> > to startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login
> >>> > manager.
> >>>
> >>> I
On April 5, 2004 05:45 am, John Hasler wrote:
> Leo Spalteholz writes:
> > So there was no (easy) way to execute a graphical application as
> > root...
>
> There is no good reason to do so and good reason not to do so.
Uh.. What are you talking about? Lots of graphical applications need to be
ex
On Mon 05 Apr 2004 11:07, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>
> I can start x application if I login as myself and then do su -m, but if I
> do a su - it says it cannot open the display. Any idea how I have to set
> it up to get it working.
My Debian box here doesn't have X, but does
$ xhost + localhost
as the
David Baron wrote:
Second it's ten times easier to mess your system in console mode
("rm * test" instead of "rm *test" comes to mind).
True nuff!
Pass rm the '-i' option to be prompted at each removal.
Or put in your .bashrc the alias:
alias rm='rm -i'
Or make a user .trash directory in /tmp and w
Incoming from David Baron:
> On Tuesday 06 April 2004 00:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > First I want to confess that I work all the time as root since my
> > beginning of using Linux (I forgot when this was).
> >
> So do I. This is because I erroneously set up everthing there. I am still
> tr
On Tuesday 06 April 2004 00:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> First I want to confess that I work all the time as root since my
> beginning of using Linux (I forgot when this was).
>
So do I. This is because I erroneously set up everthing there. I am still
trying to coax KDE into letting me simply m
On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 10:11:48PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> But sometimes you actually want to do something that could be
> construed as destructive.
:-) I saw a TV programme of hidden-camera footage the other day...
this bloke in an office started pounding on the keyboard with his
fists, t
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Otto Wyss) writes:
>> Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>> []
>> this is the same reason as you shouldn't work as root. In GUI is much
>> easier to mess up the system (oh, ie drag&drop /etc into trash comes to
>> mind). And you can get used to work as root in GUI. So better is su or
>> sudo t
> Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> []
> this is the same reason as you shouldn't work as root. In GUI is much
> easier to mess up the system (oh, ie drag&drop /etc into trash comes to
> mind). And you can get used to work as root in GUI. So better is su or
> sudo things you need than work as root all the time
"Jaap Haitsma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I
>>> try
>>> > to startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager.
>>> I
>>> > don't have any problem using a normal user.
>>> >
>>> > Anybody know what's the prob
pril 05, 2004 09:18 AM
Subject: Re: Can't use GUI as root
> Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> > Blame my ignorance but what's the bad thing of starting an x application
> > under the root account?
>
> X applications are not secure enough to be run as root.
>
> > It works f
Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> Blame my ignorance but what's the bad thing of starting an x application
> under the root account?
X applications are not secure enough to be run as root.
> It works fine in other distros I used to use.
Other distros are more interested in sales than security.
--
John Hasl
Leo Spalteholz writes:
> So there was no (easy) way to execute a graphical application as root...
There is no good reason to do so and good reason not to do so.
> ...I was prevented from doing with no explanation.
A bug. An explanation should be provided.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John
Michal R. Hoffmann wrote:
Jaap Haitsma wrote:
Blame my ignorance but what's the bad thing of starting an x application
under the root account? It works fine in other distros I used to use.
this is the same reason as you shouldn't work as root. In GUI is much
easier to mess up the system (oh, i
Jaap Haitsma wrote:
[]
I can start x application if I login as myself and then do su -m, but if I
do a su - it says it cannot open the display. Any idea how I have to set
it up to get it working.
AFAIR, you should (as logged user):
$ export XAUTHORITY=~/.XAuthority
you can put this to your login sc
>> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I
>> try
>> > to startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager.
>> I
>> > don't have any problem using a normal user.
>> >
>> > Anybody know what's the problem?
>>
>> Problem exists between keyboard and chai
> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try
> > to startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager. I
> > don't have any problem using a normal user.
> >
> > Anybody know what's the problem?
>
> Problem exists between keyboard and chair. Don't log
On April 4, 2004 05:47 pm, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Toshiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I
> > try to startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login
> > manager. I don't have any problem using a normal user.
> >
> > Anybo
Toshiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm running sid and I can login to root from the console but when I try to
> startx if fails, the same happens with the graphical login manager. I don't
> have any problem using a normal user.
>
> Anybody know what's the problem?
Problem exists between keyb
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