On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:54:26 +1200 (NZST) Derek Smithies wrote: > To become root, it is better to use an xterm and do > ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cause then you can open the graphical tools and do things. You do not have > those pesky messages about "no permission to open X window type message". > > Simply doing > su - > and entering the root password on a suse 9.2 box will mean you cannot open > a graphical tool. And, lets face it, there are many times when you do want > to open a graphical tools as root on the box (such as ethereal to monitor > network traffic).
sux - will give you the ability to run X apps. However i thought that all kelvyn wanted to do was edit httpd.conf. You don't need any X tools to do that. Thats why i suggested using su. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
