Re: Gtk error only when root! (??)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:40:10PM -0600, Richard Cobbe wrote (0.30): Except that when you do `su -', as the OP noted, not all of your environment settings propagate into the root shell. Instead, after you su, do the following: xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority where `user' is the name of the user from which you su'd. (If, for The reason I prefer the $XAUTHORITY method (which does work with sudo and su, just not `su -'), is that once you've set it in your environment settings, it Just Works (tm) with no further mucking around on the users part. If you use sudo a lot, you can use it to provide graphical root-type tools to non root users (stuff like ppp controls, or print queue kickers) somewhat safely. M my solution to this problem is a bit more resouse intensive, but,... here it is: run 2 X servers! alt-ctrl-f1# drop to shell login as root X :2 & # run X server on a different display - this will be alt-ctrl-f8 on my system alt-ctrl-f1 hit enter wmaker --display :2 &# run a window manager in the background on 2nd X server alt-ctrl-f7 alt-ctrl-f8 # have one desktop for burning cd's or whatever, and the other for surfing or whatever seems like a lot of work, but i dont reboot too often ;) darrell
Re: Gtk error only when root! (??)
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:40:10PM -0600, Richard Cobbe wrote (0.30): > Except that when you do `su -', as the OP noted, not all of your > environment settings propagate into the root shell. Instead, after you > su, do the following: > xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority > where `user' is the name of the user from which you su'd. (If, for The reason I prefer the $XAUTHORITY method (which does work with sudo and su, just not `su -'), is that once you've set it in your environment settings, it Just Works (tm) with no further mucking around on the users part. If you use sudo a lot, you can use it to provide graphical root-type tools to non root users (stuff like ppp controls, or print queue kickers) somewhat safely. M
Re: Gtk error only when root! (??)
Lo, on Tuesday, January 22, Mark Ferlatte did write: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 01:23:16PM -0800, Camilux wrote (1.00): > > if i am not root, i can for example open gdmconfig, but it says i > > need to be root to change things; so i su - myself up to root, but > > when i type gdmconfig, i get this error: > > > > Gtk Error: Can't Open display > > > > > whats wrong here? > > X uses security mechanisms to prevent other users on the same machine > from using your display. The easiest way to fix this is to put the > following in your .bashrc (if you use bash): > > export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority > > then log out, log back in. > > This will let you run X apps via su or sudo. Except that when you do `su -', as the OP noted, not all of your environment settings propagate into the root shell. Instead, after you su, do the following: xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority where `user' is the name of the user from which you su'd. (If, for whatever reason, user's X authority file is in a different location, as with an ssh connection, substitute the correct filename in its place.) Richard
Re: Gtk error only when root! (??)
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 01:23:16PM -0800, Camilux wrote (1.00): > if i am not root, i can for example open gdmconfig, but it says i > need to be root to change things; so i su - myself up to root, but > when i type gdmconfig, i get this error: > > Gtk Error: Can't Open display > whats wrong here? X uses security mechanisms to prevent other users on the same machine from using your display. The easiest way to fix this is to put the following in your .bashrc (if you use bash): export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority then log out, log back in. This will let you run X apps via su or sudo. M pgps2C8WTlB2o.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Gtk error only when root! (??)
man xhosts --- Camilux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > im having this *very* strange error in deb 2.2 , > ximian gnome... > > if i am not root, i can for example open gdmconfig, > but it says i > need to be root to change things; so i su - myself > up to root, but > when i type gdmconfig, i get this error: > > Gtk Error: Can't Open display > > same when triying to install the mozilla binary... > if not root, the > graphical installation screen pops up, but of course > i cant install > sh*t... so i su to root, and same Gtk error... > > whats wrong here? > > thanks... > camilo > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hacking is a "Good Thing!" See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Gtk error only when root! (??)
Hi, im having this *very* strange error in deb 2.2 , ximian gnome... if i am not root, i can for example open gdmconfig, but it says i need to be root to change things; so i su - myself up to root, but when i type gdmconfig, i get this error: Gtk Error: Can't Open display same when triying to install the mozilla binary... if not root, the graphical installation screen pops up, but of course i cant install sh*t... so i su to root, and same Gtk error... whats wrong here? thanks... camilo
