[PLUG] Problems running GUI programs as root under Jessie (MATE as DE)

[Nat Taylor]

gksu pluma /etc/default/grub ?

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
> /BEGIN QUOTATION OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE
>
> 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????????????????????
>
>
> /END QUOTATION OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE
>
>
>
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