[ale] X application as root

Mon May 5 10:53:16 EDT 2003

On Sunday 04 May 2003 09:29 pm, 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?

You might see if running 'xhost +' in another window (or before you su) 
makes a difference.  I've had to do that on some systems.

Michael
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