[Gllug] Running X apps as root in Debian

[Bruce Richardson]

On 02/05/02, 08:25:37, "Paul Brazier" <pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk> wrote 
regarding [Gllug] Running X apps as root in Debian:

> I've tried some suggestions like:
> xhost +localhost

That should be xhost +local:

And then you need to export the DISPLAY variable.

Alternatively, you could ssh to localhost as root, having first enabled 
X11 forwarding for localhost and ensured that root login is permitted.  
Then ssh takes care of it all for you.

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Bruce

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