At 2004-09-29T16:34:55+1200, Nick Rout wrote: > to cut a long discussion short., what is the best way to run a > graphical program as root if you do not have sux and don't want to use > xhost +localhost ?
Learn to use xauth(1) properly, or cheat and do:
ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] [optional program to execute]
...which will set up the X authentication correctly for you, assuming X
forwarding is enabled in your sshd configuration.
Cheers,
-mjg
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