Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 1/12/22 9:38 PM, lejeczek via users wrote: On 11/01/2022 19:54, C Linus Hicks wrote: Making some assumptions about your requirements: 1. Make sure xauth is installed 2. Your DISPLAY environment variable is likely: ":0" - just verify it is set 3. Run the command: "xauth list" 4. Copy the line that has "/unix:", all three parts 5. Use su - or sudo to get an interactive session for alternate user 6. Run xauth command with no arguments 7. Type "list" at the prompt 8. Assuming this user currently doesn't have permission (no entry for host/display): 9. Type "add" and then paste the line you copied from step 4 10. Type "exit" command from xauth 11. Firefox should now be able to use the display, and your addition is persistent oughh.. It turns out that export XAUTHORITY=... is redundant and I had it in .bash_profile of my 'regular', sudo/su from_user. Nor it's needed for sudo/su to_user. Leave it vanilla default and 'firefox-wayland' works beautifully in F35, at least with 'su' My approach to let user bbb open X11 windows on the desktop of user aaa is: aaa@localhost$ xhost si:localuser:bbb Then you just have to su to bbb and bbb@localhost$ export DISPLAY=:0 -- Roberto Ragusamail at robertoragusa.it ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 1/11/22 11:54, C Linus Hicks wrote: Making some assumptions about your requirements: 1. Make sure xauth is installed 2. Your DISPLAY environment variable is likely: ":0" - just verify it is set 3. Run the command: "xauth list" 4. Copy the line that has "/unix:", all three parts 5. Use su - or sudo to get an interactive session for alternate user 6. Run xauth command with no arguments 7. Type "list" at the prompt 8. Assuming this user currently doesn't have permission (no entry for host/display): 9. Type "add" and then paste the line you copied from step 4 10. Type "exit" command from xauth 11. Firefox should now be able to use the display, and your addition is persistent These instructions are only for X, but he was using wayland as indicated by running "firefox-wayland". ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 11/01/2022 19:54, C Linus Hicks wrote: Making some assumptions about your requirements: 1. Make sure xauth is installed 2. Your DISPLAY environment variable is likely: ":0" - just verify it is set 3. Run the command: "xauth list" 4. Copy the line that has "/unix:", all three parts 5. Use su - or sudo to get an interactive session for alternate user 6. Run xauth command with no arguments 7. Type "list" at the prompt 8. Assuming this user currently doesn't have permission (no entry for host/display): 9. Type "add" and then paste the line you copied from step 4 10. Type "exit" command from xauth 11. Firefox should now be able to use the display, and your addition is persistent oughh.. It turns out that export XAUTHORITY=... is redundant and I had it in .bash_profile of my 'regular', sudo/su from_user. Nor it's needed for sudo/su to_user. Leave it vanilla default and 'firefox-wayland' works beautifully in F35, at least with 'su' many thanks everybody, L. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
Hi L, > How do you get your Firefox to run/work with different user? > I'm thinking obvious - sudo, su - kind of 'runas' with > windows OS. Seeing as no-one has said this, yet: *** Running things as root is ill-advised. *** While running a file manager as root to deal with some user file permission/ownership problems is one of those be very careful what you're doing exercises that we *sometimes* do instead of using the command line, as it's very easy to accidentally stuff up your system. Do not EVER run a web browser as root. It's not just your own mistakes you have to be wary of, it's outsider's deliberate attempts to cause you grief that you're exposing yourself to. You didn't write their website, you don't know what they're going to try to do. We do know that the world is full of people who want to steal your money, trash your computer, and commit crimes on your computer that make it look like you did them. Running things as another user is a better idea, and can be done, sometimes with more ease than others. I can open a command line, "su - testuser" and login as them, then run things as them (including firefox). Though various programs may want to you re-authenticate as that user, because normally authentication was handled during the graphical desktop login. e.g. I might have to supply that user's password(s) when I run their email program. But depending on what desktop and server you use (Gnome, Mate, KDE, Wayland, X, etc), you may find some things don't work (e.g. no sound), or you get a plethora of error messages (some of which can be ignored, because it went through trying a series of things that didn't work before it got to one that did). If you don't want to run two users concurrently on the same screen (e.g. like if you were collaborating some files between two users), you can fire up a second graphical session and log in as them separately (e.g. such as if you wanted to check someone else's mail, then go back to your own work). On X, you can lock the screen with the screen saver, then click the "switch user" button. I dunno if Wayland supports that. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.49.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 30 15:51:32 UTC 2021 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
For root run GUI apps in KDE, I use kdesu. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
Making some assumptions about your requirements: 1. Make sure xauth is installed 2. Your DISPLAY environment variable is likely: ":0" - just verify it is set 3. Run the command: "xauth list" 4. Copy the line that has "/unix:", all three parts 5. Use su - or sudo to get an interactive session for alternate user 6. Run xauth command with no arguments 7. Type "list" at the prompt 8. Assuming this user currently doesn't have permission (no entry for host/display): 9. Type "add" and then paste the line you copied from step 4 10. Type "exit" command from xauth 11. Firefox should now be able to use the display, and your addition is persistent On Tue, 2022-01-11 at 17:23 +, lejeczek via users wrote: > Hi guys. > > How do you get your Firefox to run/work with different user? > I'm thinking obvious - sudo, su - kind of 'runas' with > windows OS. > > many thanks, L > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 1/11/22 10:32 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: Kludge I have used for some apps, notably my file browser to run as root is to: in Terminal su - run app from prompt with & to release it from Terminal. Kind of works. I use Xfce and have this one liner to run Thunar as root: beesu - thunar This runs the Xfce program that acts as a GUI sudo which then runs my file manager. Replace that with whatever program your DE provides. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 11/01/2022 17:32, Robert Moskowitz wrote: On 1/11/22 12:23, lejeczek via users wrote: Hi guys. How do you get your Firefox to run/work with different user? I'm thinking obvious - sudo, su - kind of 'runas' with windows OS. Kludge I have used for some apps, notably my file browser to run as root is to: in Terminal su - run app from prompt with & to release it from Terminal. Kind of works. So far I fail with both su & sudo, as non-root to another non-root, I get: [chrome@fedora ~]$ firefox-wayland Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified Error: cannot open display: :0 ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
Re: sudo / su with GUI apps - ?
On 1/11/22 12:23, lejeczek via users wrote: Hi guys. How do you get your Firefox to run/work with different user? I'm thinking obvious - sudo, su - kind of 'runas' with windows OS. Kludge I have used for some apps, notably my file browser to run as root is to: in Terminal su - run app from prompt with & to release it from Terminal. Kind of works. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
