On Saturday 25 September 2010, Dale wrote: > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > On 09/23/2010 04:18 AM, Dale wrote: > >> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >>> On 09/22/2010 09:48 PM, Andrey Vul wrote: > >>>> When I launch X programs via sudo, I get the following: > >>>> > >>>> $sudo gui-admin > >>>> No protocol specified > >>>> gui-admin: cannot connect to X server :0 > >>>> > >>>> ( Assume gui-admin is an X program ) > >>>> > >>>> But (gk|kde)su(do)? works. This is somewhat confusing. > >>> > >>> sudo doesn't keep the $DISPLAY environment variable by default. There > >>> could be other issues too. Best stick to kdesu and friends; that's > >>> what they are there for. > >> > >> Well, I noticed after the recent upgrade to 4.5.1 that mine doesn't work > >> either. It worked before but not now. I'm not sure what changed between > >> 4.4 and 4.5.1 but it broke my konqueror as root and other programs as > >> well. Still have some I haven't tried tho. Konqueror is the one I need > >> most. Oh, I can get Dolphin to work tho. The conspiracy theory part in > >> me is starting to think. > >> > >> Sure would like to get this working again too. > > > > Again, use kdesu, not sudo. > > > > But if some reason you want sudo, /etc/sudoers has some info: > > ## Run X applications through sudo > > > > Read the comments there and uncomment what suits you. Did I mention > > that you should use kdesu instead of sudo? :-P > > Well, I don't really know what it is using. I just set up the menu item > to run the program as root. I don't know if it uses su -, kdesu, sudo > or what. I just know it worked until the upgrade a few days ago. > > Since KDE proclaimed this was supposed to be ready for widespread use > and cut off KDE3, I sure do wish they would make up their mind HOW > things are going to work. I would think they need to know that before > claiming something was ready for widespread use. Makes me want to go > back to KDE 3.5. At least I could get everything I need to work and > survive a upgrade too. ;-) > > Oh well. This is the new normal for KDE I guess. lol > > Dale > > :-) :-)
I don't know what you are talking about. Setting up menu items? wtf?
