Sorry for the duplicate postings (if it does get duplicated) -- my first message was not posted even after ~10 hrs.
---------- Along the process of trying to recompile a personalized kernel for this machine (following my previous posts and responses), I seem to be unable to run any X-based programs as root from within an X-session started as a regular user (karthik). I.e. I log in as karthik -> startx, open an xterm, and su - root. Once there, any attempt to run an X based program gives an error, for e.g.: # gandalf:~# whoami; gw root Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I am guessing this is some sort of security measure? How can I circumvent this? What are good places to gain some basic understanding of X and related security concerns etc. Thanks, -K - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
