> I opened a Terminal window and switched successfully > to root with > > su - > > Then I typed in: > > /usr/bin/firefox > > Instead of starting the browser the terminal shows > the output > > "No display specified" > > Whats wrong? > > Why can I not start firefox?
That's because of the "-" in your command line. This results in logging in as a new user with the same environment variables as when you log in via, say, terminal mode. If you omit the "-" the subshell inherits the actual ones, especially the DISPLAY variable which is necessary for GUI programs. In your case, try "su root" instead. Regards Thorsten -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
