Re: [newbie] root applications in x

[Steve Philp]

cyberclay wrote:
> 
> Hey,
>   I'm having trouble running applications that require root privleges
> in x.  After su'ing, execution of say..linuxconf..reports:
> 
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> 
> Also, some GNOME applets (such as cpumemusage_applet) report the same
> error.

It's a security issue.  The answer is available in the mailing list
archives on the Mandrake website.

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Steve Philp
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Advance Packaging Corporation
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