Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:18:18 -0400 From: Justin C Sherrill <justin@shiningsilence.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Bjarne Wichmann Petersen <mekanix@privat.dk> Subject: Re: Opening root-windows on userX' display. Message-ID: <01081723181802.00504@roc-24-169-96-227.rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20010817083259.HICK449.fepA.post.tele.dk@there> References: <20010817083259.HICK449.fepA.post.tele.dk@there>
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On Friday 17 August 2001 04:34, Bjarne Wichmann Petersen wrote: > I like to be able to open various root-windows (configuration etc.) without > having to run an entire X-session for root. > > How do I do that? I don't know if it's the correct way to do it, but typing "+xhost 127.0.0.1" in a terminal window, and then su'ing to root, seems to allow me to then launch X apps as root. It just worked now launching an Xterm as root, though I'm logged into XWindows as non-root. Justin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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