Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [lists] [gentoo-user] starting programs assu?

Anthony Ventimiglia wrote: Add the following to /root/.bash_profile export XAUTHORITY=/home/ant/.Xauthority Replace ant with your login Hey, that's cool. I never even *thought* of mucking about with Xauthority. Thanks. -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net Without a written spec

Re: [gentoo-user] starting programs as su?

localhost's root account open X apps. Hope this helps. -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net Without a written spec, every bug is a feature. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] starting programs as su?

in either /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost or /usr/bin/X11/xhost. Are either of these directories in your $PATH? -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net Without a written spec, every bug is a feature. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] starting programs as su?

type /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost +, or try issuing the xhost + command as a mortal user; my ~/.xinitrc includes an xhost +local that causes no trouble. -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net Without a written spec, every bug is a feature. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] starting programs as su?

Klaus D. Neumann wrote: bash-2.05b# /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost +local Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost: unable to open display :0.0 Oups? /me scratches head. Try taking off the local; I might have misread the man page. Sorry. -- Matthew