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On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 21:18, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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>> On 09/22/2010 09:48 PM, Andrey Vul wrote: |
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>>> When I launch X programs via sudo, I get the following: |
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>>> $sudo gui-admin |
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>>> No protocol specified |
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>>> gui-admin: cannot connect to X server :0 |
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>>> ( Assume gui-admin is an X program ) |
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>>> But (gk|kde)su(do)? works. This is somewhat confusing. |
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>> sudo doesn't keep the $DISPLAY environment variable by default. There |
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>> could be other issues too. Best stick to kdesu and friends; that's what |
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>> they are there for. |
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It's the "other issues". |
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> Well, I noticed after the recent upgrade to 4.5.1 that mine doesn't work |
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> either. It worked before but not now. I'm not sure what changed between |
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> 4.4 and 4.5.1 but it broke my konqueror as root and other programs as well. |
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> Still have some I haven't tried tho. Konqueror is the one I need most. |
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> Oh, I can get Dolphin to work tho. The conspiracy theory part in me is |
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> starting to think. |
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Same here, s/konqueror/every gui program run via sudo/ |
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> Sure would like to get this working again too. |
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Ditto. VMware tools, etc, are all gui and sometimes sudo is eaiser to |
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use than kdesu. |
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