Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:53:56 +0100 From: Dennis <4real@home.nl> To: "Paul A. Mayer" <paul@fnug.net> Cc: kitsune <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Running X program under different user Message-ID: <3E4E9AD4.1020902@home.nl> In-Reply-To: <3E4E90F1.4010406@fnug.net> References: <3E4E7786.2010809@home.nl> <20030215070149.7b96478d.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> <3E4E82C1.9020108@home.nl> <3E4E90F1.4010406@fnug.net>
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Paul A. Mayer wrote: > Hi, > > Did you try to call: > > xhost +localhost > > before your su command? > > Looks like your X session is not letting your other user access your > display. > > $.02, hope it helps. > > /Paul > > Dennis wrote: > >> kitsune wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:23:18 +0100 >>> Dennis <4real@home.nl> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm a former kde user, using Windowmaker now.... >>>> >>>> And in the past i always used RUN in kde, to startup my favourite >>>> irc client... >>>> >>>> RUN had several options to execute programs under a different user >>>> etc, which comes in handy when using IRC... >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> if that run thing was a command that can be done then it can still >>> be used under windowmaker... >>> >>> >>> >>>> But now i need to use SU i think to accomplish this, but it doesnt >>>> work :( >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> wierd it works here... >>> su <username> -c <command> >>> >>> example... >>> su kitsune -c scilab >>> this will su user kitsune and then run scilab >>> >>> >>> >>>> Does anyone know which command i can use to execute an X program >>>> under a different user? >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> this will work too... >>> ssh 127.0.0.1 -X -l <username> >>> the -X turns on X forwarding >>> >>> >>> >>> >> when i try su [user] -c xchat, i get this error: >> >> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >> Xlib: No protocol specified >> >> >> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 >> >> RUN in kde was a kde-specific command...i think it was in the KDE Panel >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > Thanx for ur replies... Tried the xhost command, but i get the exact error message afterwards... So i guess something else causes the problem.. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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