On Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 11:51:45AM +0100, Steven J Mackenzie wrote:
> Hello,
>
> o If I start X (KDE) as a normal user, open a terminal, 'su' to root, and
> try to run any programs (eg linuxconf or xcdroast) they will not run. From
> memory, linuxconf prints a 'broken pipe' message, and xcdroast complains
> about not being to open 'display :0'. Even if I set DISPLAY, the programs
> still won't run. If I type 'xhost +' xlib prints some error messages ... If
> I start X as root, there are no problems.
Try opening up a terminal and typing 'su -c <command>'. You'll be prompted
for your password and the app should start.
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Steve Philp
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