root user and any GUI

[JT Moree]

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Dazed_75 wrote:
>> Clarity at last.  This does work.  In fact it also works if I use "su"
>> instead of "sudo su".  The only difference being whether I enter my user
>> password or root's password.  What does NOT work is using "su -".  Using
>> the - option is what I have been doing and reporting and that prevents
>> passing all or some of the current environment as it MEANS to use the

su -
the - means to login instead of just changing users.  The environment
vars are set differently.  To see the differences type
  export

in each case and you'll get a list of the shell VARS.  You can compare
the two and see the differences.
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JT Morée
PC Xperience, Inc.
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