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jammib
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 Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 10:53 am Post subject: root cannot start X windows apps |
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Hi there,
I have just almost got my Gentoo install just how I want it, I just have a couple of little bugs. The most annoying of which is:
As a user, if I run ethereal everything works fine, except I cannot capture traffic. If I try and run ethereal as root I get
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Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
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I have never had a situation where a user can do something which root cannot, does anyone have any ideas? |
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AlterEgo
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As the user who uses X, type : " xhost + "
Then proceed as root. |
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Celtis
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| Or And use that instead or su |
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jammib
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:21 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Cheers for the help guys,
I already knew about the xhost +, but working in an office full of Linux techies, I didn't fancy having spurious windows popping up all over the place and have gone down the sux route.
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markkuk
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Use "xhost +local:", this will allow connections from any program running on your machine. |
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