> daves debian wrote: > > When i am logged in as a user, I want to execute an X program as > > root, I type > > su > > <password> > > ... > > > The X library has been refused by the X server, because root is not > > autherised to connect to the server ?? > > ... > > only authorized user can connect to X server, just because you are > root doesn't mean you can connect to X server on given machine (just > like you cannot connect to other services - e.g. you'd still need > password for database, ...) > > you have few options: > > 1) xhost (see man xhost), don't do that though! > > 2) as root run: xauth merge ~userThatRunsX/.Xauthority > > option 2 will give you access to X server without compromising > security (while it's running, if you restart X you have to run xauth again) > > erik
alternatively you can do this in the root home directory (/root): ln -s ~userThatRunsX/.Xauthority . This will work as long as you don't log in in X as root. Then, the .Xauthority file will be overwritten. Tobias -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No proprietary formats in attachments without request X i.e. *NO* WORD, POWERPOINT or EXCEL documents / \ Respect Open Standards Registered Linux User #293344 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
