Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-28 Thread John van Spaandonk
On Wednesday 28 July 2004 01:38, James Vahn wrote: John van Spaandonk wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# xhost +root Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified xhost: unable to open display :0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# Did whoever started the X server give that

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-28 Thread Silvan
/ xhost method, or you can use »sux« (su with x) of the package sux (not sure, if it is in stable) instead, or you can cheat and use ssh -x [EMAIL PROTECTED] (you might need to allow your ssh server X11 forwarding). Hrm. It kinda sux that I didn't discover that sooner. -- Michael McIntyre

how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread rich
I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it tells me it's not allowed to use the X server. How can I get this working? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread Joost De Cock
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 17:35, rich hurled the following on the wire: I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it tells me it's not allowed to use the X server. How can I get this working? Give that user

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread rich
thanks! that's it : ) rich On Tuesday 27 July 2004 16:45, Joost De Cock wrote: On Tuesday 27 July 2004 17:35, rich hurled the following on the wire: I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it tells me

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello rich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Tuesday 27 July 2004 16:45, Joost De Cock wrote: On Tuesday 27 July 2004 17:35, rich hurled the following on the wire: I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread John van Spaandonk
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 18:06, James Vahn wrote: rich wrote: I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it tells me it's not allowed to use the X server. How can I get this working? Try issuing this

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread Alexandros Papadopoulos
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 22:25, John van Spaandonk wrote: On Tuesday 27 July 2004 18:06, James Vahn wrote: rich wrote: I start my X session as one user, then from a terminal where I've su'ed to another (not root), I want to be able to use gvim, but it tells me it's not allowed to use

Re: how can other users use X?

2004-07-27 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Moin! * Alexandros Papadopoulos [EMAIL PROTECTED] [040727 21:48]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# xhost +root Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified xhost: unable to open display :0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# Suggestions? As the user who started the X session