Re: [newbie] Can't run any GUI from root shell?

2001-10-23 Thread Arthur H. Johnson II
If you are in KDE, hit ALT-F2 then type "xhost +localhost" and hit enter. This will allow for local access. On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Jon Doe wrote: > What would cause this? If I open a terminal window, su to root and type say > kpackage, I get this error: > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by

RE: [newbie] Can't run any GUI from root shell?

2001-10-22 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
It sounds like you have your security cranked up too high... Either lower it or try to su, then "host +" -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jon Doe |Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:54 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie]