I just use Xnest -query :1 &
and login via the xdm prompt as root.
voila - a root session in a window under a normal users session.
No faffing about with authorities and crap.
> > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in
as a
> > normal user?
>
On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 10:39:50PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 May 1999 19:18:48 +0200 Peter Granroth wrote:
> > > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> > > normal user?
> >
> > If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use b
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 17 May 1999 19:18:48 +0200 Peter Granroth wrote:
> > > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> > > normal user?
> >
> > If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash),
> > you can start X programs when
> On Mon, 17 May 1999 19:18:48 +0200 Peter Granroth wrote:
> > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> > normal user?
>
> If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash),
> you can start X programs when su root in a users X session:
>
> if [
>>>Robert Vollmert wrote:
> A safer solution would be to do (as root):
>
> # export DISPLAY=:0.0
> # export XAUTHORITY=/home/yourname/.Xauthority
That worked until I started to work in a networked environment. Then I don't
like all clients to have root access to the users home directory so t
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 07:20:55AM -0400, Allen B. Riddell wrote:
> Easy way to do this...
>
> put xhost localhost in your .xinitrc
> or, you could type it each time before you go into root.
A safer solution would be to do (as root):
# export DISPLAY=:0.0
# export XAUTHORITY=/home/yourname/.Xaut
On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 02:32:55PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> normal user?
> The message i get when i try is:
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
If you'r
On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 02:32:55PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
> normal user?
If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash),
you can start X programs when su root in a users X session:
if [ "$USER" !=
Easy way to do this...
put xhost localhost in your .xinitrc
or, you could type it each time before you go into root.
At 02:32 PM 5/13/99 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
normal user?
The message i get when i try is:
Xlib: conn
How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a
normal user?
The message i get when i try is:
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
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