[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
** Package changed: ubuntu => gedit (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Here's an alternative method that works for me. Enter this to allow all local users to launch GUI windows: (Enter exactly as shown, including the final colon.) xhost +local: Or, more extreme (may not be secure without running a firewall): xhost + To undo, enter: xhost - I don't need to type sudo to run these commands when I enter them as my local user that has X authority (if I'm understanding the situation correctly). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Also, I tried Phil Wolff's workaround and it didn't work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
This is still a bug in Ubuntu 16.04. In my case, it comes from running a gui (synaptic package manager) as root inside a tiger vncserver session. It runs fine in the last vncserver it was run in, but from the real desktop console it conks out with the following error: ```root@ubuntu1604-p6720f:~# synaptic No protocol specified Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (synaptic:23495): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1 root@ubuntu1604-p6720f:~# DISPLAY=:0 synaptic No protocol specified Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (synaptic:23624): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 root@ubuntu1604-p6720f:~# ``` As shown, even if I specify the exact display to open, it refuses to run in the main desktop. For whatever reason, Mir isn't running. I have no clue what that is. It also says "No protocol specified" -- is there a way to work around it by specifying a protocol? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Yes, I just found a workaround yesterday. I discovered that root is handed a definition of the environment variable XAUTHORITY that points to a non-existent directory: root@login:~# echo $XAUTHORITY /tmp/libgksu-OgwC1o/.Xauthority root@login:~# ls $XAUTHORITY ls: cannot access /tmp/libgksu-OgwC1o/.Xauthority: No such file or directory This makes it impossible to run any GUI-based program as root. I worked around this by adding the following to root's .bashrc file: export XAUTHORITY=~/.Xauthority cp /home/myhome/.Xauthority $XAUTHORITY It would appear that libgksu is the source of this problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
BTW, using Phil Wolff's workaround solved another problem I had trying to open android SDK from root's command line. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Thanks Phil Wolff, Your workaround works like a charm. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Is there a workaround for this bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
** Changed in: ubuntu Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1449748] Re: gedit can't run in root terminal
This isn't a bug with the release upgrader, the software that provides release upgrades, rather with the system after the release upgrade. Subsequently, I am removing the package. ** Package changed: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) = ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449748 Title: gedit can't run in root terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1449748/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
