Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:59:47 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-11, Mate, Terminal, Gvim Message-ID: <20170725215947.3a2f7504@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB1200CA799271D535917ED023F6B80@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> References: <a973035703bd510d1226163df5ac9a34.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <20170725210647.6f4c8fcd.freebsd@edvax.de> <VI1PR02MB1200A48204221928325FC148F6B80@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <20170725215338.41ea83f0.freebsd@edvax.de> <VI1PR02MB1200CA799271D535917ED023F6B80@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:36:54 +0000 Manish Jain wrote: > > That is correct. Like "su -m", "xhost" is to be executed from > > the (non-root) user that controls the display. But when you're > > using the "su -m" approach, it usually isn't even needed. > > > I tried this from my normal user shell (zsh) > > su - -m root -c 'echo $SHELL' - (equivalent to -l) and -m are contradictory options. Presumably the second (-m) overrides the first.
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