[ale] X application as root

[David Corbin]

James P. Kinney III wrote:

>I can duplicate that by using "su -". This uses the root setup
>environment. As the screen in use is owned by my account, a new root
>login can't touch it. Check to see if your su is aliased to "su -".
>  
>
It is not aliased or "masked" in anyway. 

>On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 07:55, 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:
>>
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>>>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:
>>> 
>>>
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>>>
>>>>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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