Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-24 Thread Billy Holmes
Neil Bothwick wrote: >> it's probably pam related. >> > I have he same here and I don't use pam. have you looked at /etc/profile{,.d,.env} ? otherwise, if you really want to know, then strace "su -" --b -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:00:38 -0500, Billy Holmes wrote: > > Sorry, but I don't get your point. How does this explain why root has > > a correct $DISPLAY after using "su" or "su -"? > it's probably pam related. I have he same here and I don't use pam. -- Neil Bothwick Quick!! Act as if nothin

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-24 Thread Billy Holmes
Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > Sorry, but I don't get your point. How does this explain why root has a > correct $DISPLAY after using "su" or "su -"? > it's probably pam related. check /etc/pam.d/su check if it has: sessionrequired pam_env.so sessionoptional pam_xauth.so

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-24 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag 23 November 2007 schrieb Billy Holmes: > Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > > No difference with "su -". I don't have any line in root's *rc files > > which set the DISPLAY. > > $ set | grep XAUTH > $ su - > # set | grep XAUTH > > notice, they will be different. > > It boils down to security. > > y

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-23 Thread Billy Holmes
Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > No difference with "su -". I don't have any line in root's *rc files which > set the DISPLAY. $ set | grep XAUTH $ su - # set | grep XAUTH notice, they will be different. It boils down to security. you can do it two ways. $ su - # export XAUTHORITY=/home/$OLDUSER/.Xaut

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-23 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:55:33 +0100, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > > Using 'sux' with no problems so far > > How does this explain why I have $DISPLAY set _correctly_ after using > _normal_ su? Hmm, so do I. I hadn't noticed because I have su aliased to sux, but calling su directly now leaves $DISPL

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-23 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 23. November 2007 schrieb ext Rumen Yotov: > Using 'sux' with no problems so far How does this explain why I have $DISPLAY set _correctly_ after using _normal_ su? Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Rumen Yotov
On (23/11/07 07:58) Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 22. November 2007 schrieb ext Dan Farrell: > > However, if you su or > > something, you'll no longer have that environment variable. > > Hmm, although I'm not sure why, I do: > > % whoami > dheinric > % echo $DISPLAY > :0 > % su > Passwor

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 22. November 2007 schrieb ext Dan Farrell: > However, if you su or > something, you'll no longer have that environment variable. Hmm, although I'm not sure why, I do: % whoami dheinric % echo $DISPLAY :0 % su Passwort: # whoami root # echo $DISPLAY :0 No difference with "su -". I

[gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Thufir
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:37:28 -0600, Dan Farrell wrote: > did you start the X session as root? > > it's important to differentiate between having permission to write to an > X display (xhost permits that) and knowing which display to write to - > $DISPLAY will be set to that if you're already in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Dan Farrell
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:49:11 + (UTC) Thufir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I only started googling $DISPLAY, but yes, it's the same user who > started the X session. Normally I use GNOME, but will also try just > X and KDE. > really? in your previous message you pasted: >arrakis ~ # gtkpod

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag 22 November 2007 schrieb Thufir: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ echo $DISPLAY > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ So it's unset, which is the reason for the error you get from gtkpod. It doesn't know on which display to open. Try setting it ":0" (export DISPLAY=:0) before you run the command. How

[gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-22 Thread Thufir
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:46:33 +0100, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > So, what does "echo $DISPLAY" show? Also helpfull would be the output of > "ps -ef|grep X". How do you start X, via display manager (gdm, xdm, > kdm,...) or with startx after text console login? Quick response: display manager: gdm I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-21 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 22. November 2007 schrieb ext Thufir: > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:56:33 +0100, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > > That has it all. Is your $DISPLAY variable set correctly? Is this the > > same user who started the X session? > > I only started googling $DISPLAY, but yes, it's the same user who s

[gentoo-user] Re: gtkpod won't start

2007-11-21 Thread Thufir
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:56:33 +0100, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > That has it all. Is your $DISPLAY variable set correctly? Is this the > same user who started the X session? I only started googling $DISPLAY, but yes, it's the same user who started the X session. Normally I use GNOME, but will also