[ale] X application as root

[Geoffrey]

One quick solution to this problem is to copy the .Xauthority file from 
the home directory of the login that is running X to the root directory.

David Corbin wrote:
> Not to the local display.  Mozilla and xterm both says "Xlib: connection 
> to "192.168.26.97:0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server".
> 
> 
> Christopher Fowler wrote:
> 
>> Do you get a message that states the application failed to connect
>> to the local display?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 09:29:34PM -0400, David Corbin wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> I have an X display running on my laptop.  KDM and login directly in 
>>> to my desktop system.  Works great.  I run lots of apps.  However, 
>>> when I su to root, suddenly NO applications work.  DISPLAY is still 
>>> set the same.  Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> David
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