Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:11:45 +0100 From: "Paul A. Mayer" <paul@fnug.net> To: Dennis <4real@home.nl> Cc: kitsune <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Running X program under different user Message-ID: <3E4E90F1.4010406@fnug.net> In-Reply-To: <3E4E82C1.9020108@home.nl> References: <3E4E7786.2010809@home.nl> <20030215070149.7b96478d.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> <3E4E82C1.9020108@home.nl>
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Hi, Did you try to call: xhost +localhost before your su command? Looks like your X session is not letting your other user access your display. $.02, hope it helps. /Paul Dennis wrote: > kitsune wrote: > >> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:23:18 +0100 >> Dennis <4real@home.nl> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm a former kde user, using Windowmaker now.... >>> >>> And in the past i always used RUN in kde, to startup my favourite >>> irc client... >>> >>> RUN had several options to execute programs under a different user >>> etc, which comes in handy when using IRC... >>> >> >> >> if that run thing was a command that can be done then it can still be >> used under windowmaker... >> >> >> >>> But now i need to use SU i think to accomplish this, but it doesnt >>> work :( >>> >> >> >> wierd it works here... >> su <username> -c <command> >> >> example... >> su kitsune -c scilab >> this will su user kitsune and then run scilab >> >> >> >>> Does anyone know which command i can use to execute an X program >>> under a different user? >>> >> >> >> this will work too... >> ssh 127.0.0.1 -X -l <username> >> the -X turns on X forwarding >> >> >> >> > when i try su [user] -c xchat, i get this error: > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 > > RUN in kde was a kde-specific command...i think it was in the KDE Panel > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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