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From: "Small, but frustrating." <kunze@CS.ColoState.EDU>
To: Dee Cee <admin@cyrebels.org>
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Subject: Re: running X apps as root...
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are you talking about having problems connecting to your x server when
you try to run things as root? take a look at 'xauth' and 'xhost'. if
you're not worried about security on your machine try 'xhost +localhost'
to authorize any x client on your machine to connect (so root, or anyone
else logged on your machine can display things on your display). if you'd
like things a bit more secure (and are using xdm) you can copy the magic
cookie for your x-session to root's .Xauthority file

as you:
xauth list
<copy the line that has your display

as root:
xauth add <paste above magic cookie>

if you are the only person on your machine that is root it might be easier
to simply make a symbolic link of the .Xauthority file in your home dir in 
/root. this way root will always have the same x permissions as you


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matt kunze

On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Dee Cee wrote:

> Hey
> 
> Im running windowmaker as my window m. just so you know...
> and i want to run programs in X under 'root'.. note that im not running
> X from the root acct (duh!...)
> 
> thanks!
> 
> oh and btw, would it be unsecure or immoral or anything to run xwindows
> s root...?
> 
> thx!
> dc
> 
> 
> 
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