From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jan 10 12:13:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA08580 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 12:13:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.enter.net (mail.enter.net [204.170.70.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA08572 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 12:13:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dh@enter.net) Received: from freebsd.athome.net (m40atwn-1-39.enter.net [204.170.16.49]) by mail.enter.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08023 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:13:19 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.2 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:09:28 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: dh@enter.net From: Daniel Hauer To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: X question Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, Quick question., I'm no "X" expert. When I open an xterm, and then su to root in it to run an app as root, (cvsup for example) I get an "unable to open display localhost:0" error message. What have I missed? System info: Pentium 166 90MB ram ATI graphics card Xfree 3.3.3 2.2.8-RELEASE Windowmaker 0.23 Regards, Daniel Hauer. http://www.enter.net "The Road To The Internet Starts There!" *************************************************************************** Windoze is for GAMES, UNIX is for the rest of us. UNIX is like the sights on a loaded gun. If you aim the gun at your foot and pull the trigger, it is the basic function of UNIX to accurately deliver the bullet from the gun to the target. In this case, it's your foot. *************************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message