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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] How do I connect to X display as superuser
From:       Rocco Charamella <rcharamella () comcast ! net>
Date:       2003-11-07 20:42:26
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before suing try xhost +localhost
Then su and it should work.
On Friday 07 November 2003 10:49 am, Art Fore wrote:
> Tried that. Get the following after doing sux
> xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority
> sporthorse:/home/afore # nedit
> Xlib: connection to "Sporthorse.3mts:0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
> NEdit: Can't open display
> 
> In addition, I found that if I login to gnome desktop and I try to run
> Yast2, it comes up with similar error. Same with file manager in super
> user mode.
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 10:36, Kastus wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 10:23:22AM -0800, Art Fore wrote:
> >
> > > I tried that, it does not work in 9.0 that I can find. It did work in
> > > 8.2.
> >
> > 
> > Try deleting /root/.Xauthority and then run sux again
> > 
> > Regards, -Kastus
>
> 
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