[PLUG] Problems running GUI programs as root under Jessie (MATE as DE)
Richard Owlett
rowlett at cloud85.net
Thu Jul 9 20:56:59 UTC 2015
I recently sent this to the debian-user mailing list, no useful
replies.
I'm unsure whether the primary problem is software or yours truly ;/
Though my 1st programming course used 026's as input device for a
precursor of BASIC, I'm newbie to anything *nix related.
I suspect one problem may be impure terminology. Is there a
significant difference between "root" and "superuser"?
Comments please.
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I have an absolute requirement to run some GUI programs as root.
I captured one session with script.
Script started on Mon 30 Jun 2014 08:58:50 AM CDT
richard at jessie:~$ su
Password:
root at jessie:/home/richard# pluma /etc/default/grub
(pluma:1318): EggSMClient-WARNING **: Failed to connect to the
session
manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
(pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
dconf: The
connection is closed
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
(pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
dconf: The
connection is closed
(pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
dconf: The
connection is closed
(pluma:1318): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to
dconf: The
connection is closed
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
create file
'/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.9WQQIX': No such file or
directory
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory
==============pluma has opened
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
create file
'/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.WMTBIX': No such file or
directory
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory
================changed one character and saved file
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to
create file
'/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.PRFKIX': No such file or
directory
(pluma:1318): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory
================closed pluma
What's going on????????????????????
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