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From: User & <maav@enia.bastun.net>
Subject: Re: i386/26739: I can't seem to open files through console as a super user!
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The following reply was made to PR i386/26739; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: User & <maav@enia.bastun.net>
To: sucho2@vt.edu
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: i386/26739: I can't seem to open files through console as a super user!
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 00:59:26 +0300

 What about using xhost ? xhost +localhost will work I think.
 
 Boris Georgiev
 
 On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 02:08:15PM -0700, sucho2@vt.edu wrote:
 > 
 > >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:
 > 
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