Harry P <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: > I'm running a recently installed lenny with default xfce desktop. > > While working in the X session I often ssh to r...@localhost for a > root shell and have one running as I work. I'd like to be able to > open emacs from that root shell and have the emacs instance open in > the X session instead of a inside the root shell in console mode as it > currently does.
ssh -X r...@localhost > I've had this setup in the past ... possibly not on a debian OS so I > know it can work with some minor setup. > > Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get this to happen? I don't emacs as root, i use tramp... simply open a file you want to open as root with /sudo:: or /su:: prefixed. You will be prompted for a password, and can then edit the file from your user's emacs. -t -- They look at me funny; they think I twitch a lot. I'm not twitching. I'm controlling my impulse to snag my 9mm Sig-Sauer out from my day-pack and make a few strong points about the quality of undergraduate education in Amerika. -- Olin Shivers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org