How to enable root to run graphical application in user log in
 

hi,

i would to to know how to enable root to run graphical application in user log in?

hi there,

i don't know if i understood correct.
supposing a terminal environment, you can
now you call from the terminal your application.
or if you mean, with loggin in as root, you should take a look at
i am not sure if i understood well your question..
hope it helps...

regards

slackie1000

sorry for the typo error, what i trying to do is

1. log in as normal user and startx
2. open terminal and su - root
3. run X application e.g xmms

hi there,

clear now! :)
you only need to xhost + && export DISPLAY .
for the correct syntax i suggest a look at the man page of your shell.
ex
should work for bash.

regards

slackie1000

export DISPLAY=YOUR_HOST:0.0 working fine..

thx