Tom Rauchenwald <its....@gmx.net> writes: > 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
Ahh nice... yes. >> 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. Very nice... and I've known about this for sometime and completely forgot I knew it... hehe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
