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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: RE: Are you guys using xcdroast?
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Lisandro Grullon wrote:

>>> (xcdroast:20529): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

> I do understand that this is an X aplication, I am trying to run it in 
> 6.2_release using Xorg 7.2 and Gnome2, still giving me that strange 
> error when I try to execute from the shell as root, I try google at it 
> and nothing shows up for it. Any ideas what might be happening?

No DISPLAY variable set for root, which has its own environment.
Try this:

   log in to X as your normal user
   xhost +localhost
   su -
   setenv DISPLAY :0.0
   xcdroast

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA