On Sat, 2004-02-07 at 08:48, riki wrote: > Oh, I've got a followup question. > > If I'm logged in as a regular user, I open up a terminal, su to root, > then try to launch emacs. I get the following error: > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified. > > Also, the path, when I su in, is not set properly. I suspect the other > environmental variables may be off as well. > > What's the best way to fix this. > > -Rich- > > On Feb 7, 2004, at 12:42 AM, riki wrote: > > > Ok, I've successfully installed gentoo, including setting up kde and > > gnome. > > > > However, I'm still having some problems, specifically: > > > > 1) I can't mount my cdroms or floppies without su-ing to root first. I > > thought I just needed to change the permission of the /mnt > > directories--but when I ran chmod, the changes didn't have any effect. > > I'm sure I'm just missing something simple here. > > > > 2) I've manually set the settings for my network card. Works great, > > but every time I reboot it loses track of the default gateway. Once I > > run "route add -net default gw xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx" it works fine--until I > > reboot again. How do I fix this? > > > > Hmm. Those are the two big issues. Sound's not working, but I know > > from past experience it can be a pain in the butt to set up properly. > > So I'll wait until I have a good afternoon free before tackling it. > > > > -Rich- > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >
For this use "su -" instead, it will set the environment up as though root has logged in directly. Also, before you su, issue "xhost +localhost" to allow root apps access to your xserver. This does of course have some security implications... -- Tom Wesley
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