Re: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ???

[Meino Christian Cramer]

From: "Neil Isaac" <isaac.neil@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xhost +local:root ???
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:16:43 +0000

> On 9/16/06, Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  before I
> >
> >                 emerge -e system/world
> >
> >  my whole system I could allow root to open the X display by typing
> >
> >         xhost +local:root ???
> >
> >  . This seems to not to work any longer.
> >
> >  When starting ethereal/wireshark I get:
> >
> >         Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> >
> >  .
> >
> >  I searched the gentoo wiki for matches to combinations of
> >
> >         X11 root xhost
> >
> >  and such but didnt find anything else than the xhost command as shown
> >  above.
> >
> >  Is there any way to allow root to use the X display when a user has
> >  opened the session and su'ed to root ?
> >
> >  Thank you very much for any help in advance !
>
> I am able to (for example) open xterm as root by doing:
> sudo xterm -display :0.0
>
> This tells xterm what xserver to run on (0.0 in my case) and also
> works outside of Xorg.
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Neil Isaac
> isaac.neil@×××××.com
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>

No, unfortunately not. 
Starting wireshark As normal user it works pretty well. 
But then the ethernet-card is not set to promiscous mode...

As root it does not work. And it does not root when startet with 

   sudo wireshark

. Damn....!

Any other ideas ? (I checked it with the option as mentioned above and
with the xhost settings.)

Keep hacking!
mcc

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