I would like to add that I find one of the easist way to move between root
tasks and a user Xsession is; (Crtrl+alt+f1[or any other f1 to f6 key] all at
the same time) and login the text console as root. do what i need and then
Crtrl+alt+f7 to get back into my Xsession as a user.
On Sunday 08 July 2001 19:08, Lars 'Darmok' Heiermann wrote:
> On 08 Jul 2001 07:52:33 -0700, Curtis Matthiesen wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I was wondering if there is a way that I can run my Kmail account while
> > I'm logged under as Root.
> >
> > For example if there is a switch of some sort that'll allow me to do
> > this, so that way if I am logged under Root I don't have to
> > Ctrl + Alt + Backspace and relogon just to get to my email.
>
> Yes there are ways to do that.
> For example this:
> open a xterm / eterm / whatever
> then type in
>
> xhost +localhost
>
> (to let applications connect to the x server that other users start on
> your machine)
> then
>
> su - user
>
> to switch to the account 'user' (you should use your username here)
> then
>
> declare -x DISPLAY="localhost:0.0"
>
> to set the display the started X applications should connect to
>
> and then
>
> kmail
>
> to start your kmail.
>
> But I see no reason to run X as root, better would be to login as normal
> user and if you need to do things as root use
>
> su -
>
> to switch to root.
>
> HTH
>
> Lars Heiermann
