On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Before you run an application in a terminal as root, you need to type:
> xhost localhost
> If you close that terminal, you will have to retype it to run apps in another
> terminal as root. I think you can also add it to .xinitrc to have it executed
> every session.
>
Actually the command is "xhost +localhost" and you should probably
run "xhost -localhost" once you're done with whatever app you're
running that needs to be done as "root." Oh, yeah...and you have to
run it BEFORE you SU to root, otherwise it won't work.
John
