Benjamin....you don't have to do it that way. Just run concurrent
xsessions. To do so just press ctl-alt f2 and log into the console as
root. Then type startx -- :1 and you'll end up in a second xsession as
root. When you're done being root, just do a ctl-alt f7 to get back to
your original xsession. When you want to be root again just do a
ctl-alt f8 and you'll be back in root's xsession. You can jump back and
forth as much as you like.
Alan
Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
> Dear Alwyn and friends:
>
> This is a key issue. I am a newbie. Could you or someone please spell
> this command out precisely. What does xhost + localhost reall mean? Do
> you have to enter this as a command in xterm or what? Please be specific
> and illustrate it with a real example. I am tired of having to log out
> of KDE and log in back as root to check for updates. You would be doing
> an awful lot of people a great favor by telling us precisely how to do
> this.
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Benjamin
>
> Alwyn Schoeman wrote:
> >
> > I've just noticed that in order for MandrakeUpdate to work as normal
> > user, you have to
> > do an
> > xhost +localhost
> > before, otherwise it won't work.
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Alwyn Schoeman
> > Systems Engineer
> > Prism Secure Solutions
>
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