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Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:22:52 +0200
From: "Robert T.G. Tan" <rotan@cs.pdx.edu>
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: su in X
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When running xterm, su to root, and fire up 
an X application the following:

 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
 Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
 Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user.
 The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted
 in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the
 program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable.
 xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s

Tnx, rotan.

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