[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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