[Gllug] can't switch between virtual terminals

[Sean Burlington]

Jon Masters wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Ben Whyte wrote:
> 
> 
>>>a (related?) problem is that I can't start X apps from root's xterm
>>
>>If you get a solution to this it would be kind of useful.
> 
> 
> How were you getting this root xterm in the first place?

su

> If via su then there might be an issue with MIT magic cookies not being
> setup properly in there - which distribution and under what situation?
> I do not seem to have encountered the original message yet.
> 


running
cp /home/sean/.Xauthority /root/

solves the problem for the current session

but I don't have to do this at home (running debian testing)

-- 

Sean


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