[Tfug] Can not run Programs that Require Root Access

[Ashley Pritchard]

thanks TR, here is the info:
[root at localhost ~]# cd /var/log/gdm
[root at localhost gdm]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1049 2007-06-27 08:32 :0.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1143 2007-06-27 08:31 :0.log.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1076 2007-06-27 08:21 :0.log.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1230 2007-06-27 08:10 :0.log.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1076 2007-06-27 07:52 :0.log.4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1095 2007-06-23 22:07 :20.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1095 2007-06-23 22:04 :20.log.1


On 6/27/07, TR <trexx at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Ashley,
>
> root is tring to open X on :0.0.  Are you sure that is where X is running?
> login in as root and look in /var/gdm and see the files X is using
> I have
>
> # ls -l
> total 8
> -rw-r-----  1 root root 45 Jun 26 15:23 :0.Xauth
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 38 Jun 26 15:24 :0.Xservers
>
> If 0.0 is right for you , you'd have
> # ls -l
> total 8
> -rw-r-----  1 root root 45 Jun 26 15:23 :0.0.Xauth
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 38 Jun 26 15:24 :0.0.Xservers
>
>
> TR
> On 6/27/07, Ashley Pritchard <linuxpen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hello,
> >
> > xhost: unable to open display ":0.0"
> > [root at localhost awp]# kdesu pup
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > Xlib: No protocol specified
>
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Diolch yn fawr, Ashley