> > I am using woody + testing + some unstable:
> > 
> > in xterm/gnome-terminal usually I do (as normal user)
> > xhost +
> 
> This disables access control in the X server.  This is, almost always,
> a very bad idea.

Indeed. Therefore I use

mfluch@seneca:~$ su
Password: 
root@seneca:/home/mfluch> export XAUTHORITY=/home/mfluch/.Xauthority 
root@seneca:/home/mfluch> 

...and then every X application works just as before as the normal user.

- Martin



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