Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Today's 7.2 beta has the following show-stopper problem:
> 
> Log in as a user.
> 
> Open a terminal window
> 
> su to root
> 
> kedit /etc/modules.conf
> 
> You CANNOT!   X refuses to let user root use display :0.
> 
> All previous Mandrakes permitted su root full access to the machine
> and all its functions.
> 
> Without this capability the ability to su becomes near useless.
>

What type of installation hve you done ? I have just tried a small install and
this work justs fine. This should be handled by the pam_xauth module which must
be present in /etc/pam.d/su.
-- 
Fred - May the source be with you


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