Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:08:15 -0700 (PDT) From: sucho2@vt.edu To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/26739: I can't seem to open files through console as a super user! Message-ID: <200104202108.f3KL8Fm91059@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 26739 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: I can't seem to open files through console as a super user! >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 20 14:10:03 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sung N. Cho >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-RC4 >Organization: Dept. of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University >Environment: FreeBSD 198.82.247.66 4.3-RC4 FreeBSD 4.3-RC4 #0: Fri Apr 20 16:14:32 EDT 2001 sncho@198.82.247.66:/usr/src/sys/compile/MYKERNEL i386 >Description: I am at the moment using XFree86 4.03. When I try to run say, gedit or any other programs as a super user from console, I get connection to ":0.0" refused by server! Here's exactly what's on my screen. %su Password: 198# gedit Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 198# Any way I can change in xserver setting so I can open editors as a super user? Thank you. Yours sincerely, Sung N. Cho, Friday, April 20, 2001. >How-To-Repeat: Log in to gnome or any othe desktop or window managers as a regular user. Then open terminal or console. Try to run any programs, say gedit or kedit as a super user. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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