On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 03:03:02PM +0200, tim wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su ^^^ Where is the '-'?
Never "su", alway "su -". There is a reason for it. It is not to hassle you with having to change directories. > Password: > tim:/home/tim# xawtv > This is xawtv-3.53.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.5) > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key > Error: Can't open display: :0 1st solution (lame, don't run x programs as root): $ su - # export DISPLAY=:0 # export XAUTHORITY=~tim/.Xauthority # xapp & 2nd solution (superior): # adduser tim video # exit $ newgrp $ xawtv & You see, debian has this all figured out for you. Tv devices are owned by group "video". Just make sure that you're in that group and you're set. > When I start into runlevel 2 and startx I set the permission with "xhost > myhost". This is secure enough for me because its my privat firewalled > network. But xhost doesnt work in runlevel 5... ? This is news to me. How come? Cheers, Joost