-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 4/18/11 12:24 PM, Ulrich C. Manns | msp-it wrote: > I have installed wireshark. > > I must run it with: sudo wireshark
(The version of wireshark I just installed (1.4.5-1) complains if you run it under sudo or as root rather than as an ordinary user) > > If i start is as root (sudo su - root) i get > > (wireshark:98987): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > Did i miss any config file? > > Regards, > Ulrich > > > It won't work because when you do "sudo su - root" you lose the DISPLAY setting. What worked for me in these circumstances was the following: 1) Make sure X11 is running. 2) Get the value of DISPLAY as a regular user, e.g. via "printenv DISPLAY" 3) Do "sudo su - root" 4) Set DISPLAY for root and run wireshark, e.g. # env DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-1neKjj/org.x:0 /sw32/bin/wireshark , putting in what you got for DISPLAY at step 2 above. - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk2sijYACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ/QSACeM/xXlGfYdZPdyZ6z1Wbo4kv/ zqMAnj0SG7mfqyAYjHYVDxYVaDfM1I2s =Lzdd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
