before the su type
xhost local:all
to allow x connexions by oher local users
MK
Le sam, 28 aoû 1999, Brian a écrit :
>The reason for it all is that using root login is kinda dangerous ..
>this can mess up badly. I want to use my own username on my machine. I
>dont play quake yet but i do have a few other 3dfx games i would like to
>play without logging in as root . I tried su to root and running the
>game that way but it always complains that root has no access to bman's
>x display (as well as with any X apps i run while logged in as bman and
>su 'd to root in a terminal)
>
>Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>
>Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
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