[PLUG] Opening X app when su root

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004, Paul Johnson wrote:

>> be granted to either a host or a user. I tried 'xhost +root' and 'xhost
>> root' without success in running the spadmin app.

> root is not a host name.  localhost is a host name.  8:o)

Paul,

   From 'man xhost':

        [+]name The  given  name  (the  plus  sign is optional) is
                added to the list allowed  to  connect  to  the  X
                server.   The  name  can  be a host name or a user
                name.

   Last sentence. Root is a username.

Rich

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