Hi,
On 08-Aug-97 Will Lowe wrote:
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Michael Stutz wrote:
> Certain X apps like GIMP only seem to like being run as root (in this
case I
> can run GIMP as a user but I cannot open any files, nor can I perform
> editing tasks on a new one).
>
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Michael Stutz wrote:
> Certain X apps like GIMP only seem to like being run as root (in this case I
> can run GIMP as a user but I cannot open any files, nor can I perform
> editing tasks on a new one).
>
> What is the reasoning behind this? Also, is there a way to change this
Certain X apps like GIMP only seem to like being run as root (in this case I
can run GIMP as a user but I cannot open any files, nor can I perform
editing tasks on a new one).
What is the reasoning behind this? Also, is there a way to change this so
that I can run this software as a user?
Thanks.
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