Re: root user and any GUI

On 11/28/06, Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:
>
> > > run a terminal and type
> > > xhost +root
> > > sudo su
> > > xterm
> >
> >
> > I remember now having to do this years ago. It still begs the issue of
> how
> > to actually run some of the gui apps but that is another subject
> entirely.
> > However, xhost +root responds with
> >
> > xhost: bad hostname "root"
> >
> > The man page clearly shows the argument can be a host or a user name so
> > either it is rejecting root or there is additional syntax. E.G. I tried
>
> The man page is unclear. It needs an "@" after the username. Also the code
> says "hostname" even if was a user.


Same result as below except that it says root@ being added ...

> xhost +root@ldesk which also fails with:
> >
> > > root@ldesk being added to access control list
> > > X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range
> for
> > > operation)
> > > Major opcode of failed request: 109 (X_ChangeHosts)
> > > Value in failed request: 0xfe
> > > Serial number of failed request: 7
> > > Current serial number in output stream: 9
>
> I get same. Looking at code, but don't know. I will research this.
>
> "sudo xterm" worked for my on Ubuntu.


Works but all it does is open a new xterm as root.

Usually it doesn't on other systems I use.
>
> Also try as root:
>
> export XAUTHORITY=/home/yourloginuser/.Xauthority


Didn't help but I don't know what you meant by "set HOME again".

And then you can open X clients as root. (I already have that as my normal
> user account on Ubuntu and sudo doesn't lose this environment variable.)
> You may also need to set HOME again.
>
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