On Tue 01 Jun 2010 12:39:09 NZST +1200, Hadley Rich wrote: > > Even more useful is > > sudo sux
> sux sux: Command not found. sux was deprecated some while ago. It's now integrated in su, and runs xauth somehow via pam. A ~/.xauth... is created. It Just Works(TM). > > which gives root the ability to open gui tools. I always take that for granted. (Assuming local user login, not ssh.) > `gksu gedit` > gksu gksu: Command not found. Ok so can you make do without a root password, but I still don't see why I have to and remain not to be interested. Each to their own. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.