Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:31:39 -0700 From: Pat Lashley <patl+freebsd@volant.org> To: "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PAM, X11, and su as a normal user? (fwd) Message-ID: <680642704.1062829899@mccaffrey.phoenix.volant.org> In-Reply-To: <200309060613.h866DT2E062662@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <200309060613.h866DT2E062662@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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--On Friday, September 05, 2003 23:13:29 -0700 "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: > I have 2 accounts on my freebsd-current machine. I use > startx to start X11 as user kargl. If I then su to user > sgk, I cannot fire up X clients. For example, Try 'ssh -X kargl@localhost' instead of 'su kargl'. You shouldn't notice the overhead of the ssh protocol; and its a lot easier than messing around with the X11 authentication cruft. -Pat
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