[NTLUG:Discuss] Dumb question

[Greg Edwards]

Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> Greg Edwards wrote:
> 
> > OK so this is a dumb question and I'm being a little lazy about hunting
> > it down again ;)
> >
> > Where do I enter root to be an authorized X-Window user?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> 
> This message is not well worded.  My guess is that you are su-ing to
> root and want to run an X client program on your X server and it is
> telling you that you are not authorized to connect to the server?
> Yes??
> 

No.

IIRC, in the past you had to register root as allowed to run X and
graphic applications from the console.  Most applications you run from X
that allow root access are su'd from the current user.  Running X as
root is a special situation and requires root to be identified as a
valid user.

I may be mixing this up with PAM or something else here.

What brings this up is while I was messing around with Mandrake 8.1 I
ran into a situation where logging in as root through kdm presented a
warning about using X as root.  I think the last time I saw any X and
root login issues/messages was about RH 5.x or so.

-- 
Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com