[Gllug] Running X apps as root in Debian

[Paul Brazier]

I'm setting up a "user-friendly" desktop to be usable by someone
non-computer literate (out with vim, emacs, mutt, etc., in with Mozilla,
Abiword, Nautilus, xmms, etc.)

I'm trying to install Enigmail http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ in order to
integrate GPG with Mozilla-Mail.

but the installer on the website requires that you be running Mozilla
with root privileges.
and Debian won't allow root to run X apps:

> # mozilla
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0

I could look into installing the xpi files by hand, but is there an easy
way to briefly allow root to run X apps so I can install enigmail? (I
know, security risk to allow remote scripts to run as root, etc.)

I've tried some suggestions like:
xhost +localhost
and 
export XAUTHORITY='/home/login_name/.Xauthority'

but no luck.

--
Paul 


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