[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I must have screwed something up today.  When I su to root and try to execute a 
>program (red-carpet), I get the following:
> 
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> 
> Any idea what might be causing this, or better yet, how to fix it?
> 

the user running x has no given root the right to use the display.  as 
the user issue the command
xhost +localhost

this gives all users on the local machine the right to use your display. 
  I do no know how to do this for a single user only.

HTH

Bret



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