On 08/27/2015 09:29 AM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Tom H <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 6:54 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I can run anything as a regular user but not my apps
>>> as root.  I am sure a reboot will fix this, but
>>> is there a way to fix this without rebooting?
>>>
>>> This started after I fired up two VM's in KVM
>>>
>>> # leafpad smb.conf &
>>> [1] 16905
>>> [root@localhost samba]# No protocol specified
>>> leafpad: Cannot open display:
>>>
>>> # echo $DISPLAY
>>> :0.0
>>
>> You need to specify XAUTHORITY=
>
> Doing a "sudo" or "su" to run things as the root user can also clear
> your individual user X settings, as can using ssh to access the local
> system as a root user if you do not allow X forwarding.
>
> Personally, I tend to run as a user, then "ssh -l root localhost" with
> my SSH settings and keys set to permit my SSH user on localhost to
> connect with ssh-agent and X11 forwarding enabled.
>

I was forced to reboot over something else, and that
cleared it.

Thank you all for the tips.  :-)

-T



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