> Ethan Pierce wrote: > > Im new to debian so Im not familiar with all the display settings. > When I used mandrake, there were certain programs that needed to be > run as root - like linuxconf/mtv/xcdroast etc....all I needed to do > was su and run them. Now in debian when I try such a move, i get a > "cant set display" not authorized ........ > > do I need to export DISPLAY localhost? Im not sure of the syntax...am > I on the right track?
The problem is that the xserver session belongs to you as a user, and it doesn't want anyone else, including root, to be executing clients on the same platform. I'm not understanding how to directly change this, but an easy work-around is to CTL-ALT-F2...F3, log in as root, and startx -- :1. This starts a new display. Then, you can flip between them with CTL-ALT-F7 ... CTL-ALT-F8. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 972-729-5387 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home phone on request) http://www.koyote.com/users/bolan RE: xmailtool http://www.koyote.com/users/bolan/xmailtool/index.html I am the "ILOVEGNU" signature virus. Just copy me to your signature. This email was infected under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
