Re: Root in X Display

2001-05-22 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 06:42:11PM -0500, Dana J . Laude wrote: > Before you su to root type "xhost +local:" (minus the quotes) > and you'll be set. You'll also be allowing anyone and everyone with access to the machine(s) specified in your xhost command to run programs and have them display on yo

Re: Root in X Display

2001-05-21 Thread Shaul Karl
> On Mon, 21 May 2001 16:43:04 Chris Spencer wrote: > > Hello, > > > > How can I change my permissions so that root can run things on the > X Display > > of my normal user? For example, if I drop to a command prompt, su > to root, > > and try to configure the kernel by typing in "make xconfig"

Re: Root in X Display

2001-05-21 Thread Benjamin Black
On Mon, 21 May 2001 16:43:04 Chris Spencer wrote: > Hello, > > How can I change my permissions so that root can run things on the X Display > of my normal user? For example, if I drop to a command prompt, su to root, > and try to configure the kernel by typing in "make xconfig" I get > the err

Root in X Display

2001-05-21 Thread Dana J . Laude
On Mon, 21 May 2001 16:43:04 Chris Spencer wrote: > Hello, > > How can I change my permissions so that root can run things on the X Display > of my normal user? For example, if I drop to a command prompt, su to root, > and try to configure the kernel by typing in "make xconfig" I get the erro

Re: Root in X Display

2001-05-21 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 03:43:04PM -0600, Chris Spencer wrote: > How can I change my permissions so that root can run things on the X Display > of my normal user? For example, if I drop to a command prompt, su to root, > and try to configure the kernel by typing in "make xconfig" I get the error:

Root in X Display

2001-05-21 Thread Chris Spencer
Hello, How can I change my permissions so that root can run things on the X Display of my normal user? For example, if I drop to a command prompt, su to root, and try to configure the kernel by typing in "make xconfig" I get the error: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client i