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From: Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ???
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:17:54
Message-Id: 20060916.141210.71094383.Meino.Cramer@gmx.de
1 Hi,
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3 before I
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5 emerge -e system/world
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7 my whole system I could allow root to open the X display by typing
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9 xhost +local:root ???
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11 . This seems to not to work any longer.
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13 When starting ethereal/wireshark I get:
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15 Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
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17 .
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19 I searched the gentoo wiki for matches to combinations of
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21 X11 root xhost
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23 and such but didnt find anything else than the xhost command as shown
24 above.
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26 Is there any way to allow root to use the X display when a user has
27 opened the session and su'ed to root ?
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29 Thank you very much for any help in advance !
30
31 Kind regards,
32 mcc
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ??? Neil Isaac <isaac.neil@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ??? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ??? Wonko@wonkology.org (Alex Schuster)