Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:31:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Pat Lashley <patl+freebsd@volant.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PAM, X11, and su as a normal user? (fwd) Message-ID: <200309060731.h867VHlS063051@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <680642704.1062829899@mccaffrey.phoenix.volant.org>
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Pat Lashley wrote: > --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. > I don't quite understand your suggestion. I login as user kargl. I fire up X11 as user kargl with startx. I use su in a xterm to connect to my alter ego (su sgk). Now, as user sgk I want to use a X11 client such as nedit. AFAICT, it can't be done. If as user kargl, I do "ssh -X sgk@troutmask" to login into the sgk account, I still can not use a X11 client. -- Steve http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~kargl/
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