Re: allow display of different user's program window - how?
From: Detlef (dh_hh_remove_at_web.de)
Date: 03/31/05
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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:30:28 +0200
hans_schulze98@yahoo.de wrote:
> I am running KDE under SUSE. When I run xterm or Konsole, type "su -
> otheruser" and then
> run a program that needs to open a window, it fails - no permission to
> open window.
> Even root cannot open a window on my screen. How do I allow this?
>
> kdesu works of course, but then you have to type the password everytime
> you run a program.
>
> Many years ago you could set the variable DISPLAY and say xhost
> +localhost, but all that
> does not work any more. (Permissions are set to "secure" in YaST).
If you use sudo instead of su all works fine.
hence hence use 'sudo bash -' instad of su -.
hth - Cheers D.
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