[Sussex] Running root programs in X?

[Tony Austin]

> All,
>
> I need to run a few programs in root mode on my laptop and I need to
> know if there's a way of doing this from the menu as opposed to firing
> up a command prompt and then doing su -c.

Separate X session running as root?

>
> I remember that under KDE this was possible, with Gnome also, but my
> poor little laptop won't cope with that kind of programe, I'd like to be
> able to do it on flux box...
>
> Answers on a postcard please...
>
> Matt
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Regards.

Tony Austin
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