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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: "root" access kcmshell modules now need "xhost+"?
From:       Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date:       2001-11-14 15:07:55
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> Craig Drummond tracked down the fact that if the user disables access 
controls 
> (using xhost+), then step 5 correctly reloads the font installer as 
root. 
> IIRC, the "xhost+" was not needed previously (say a few weeks ago). 
So, is 
> this new behaviour expected?
> 
> Thanks, Shaheed
> 

Just as a thought - if "xhost +" is needed, then can't startkde be 
moddified to have "xhost +root" ?

Ciao

Craig.

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