[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware and Ximian Gnome

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Patrick Parks wrote:

Several of us have suggested that at *this point here* in the process (i.e. 
when you are you :-), run "xhost +", then do your "su" and install script. 
Does it die if you do this, and if so, with what error message?

> bash-2.05a$ su
> Password:
> bash-2.05a# /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost:  unable to open display ":0.0"
> bash-2.05a#

I personally would expect that to work, but I have been wrong before... :-)

Kevin