[bash] running a GUI program as root
 

Hi all. I'm writing a simple backup script in bash.
At a certain point of my script (I run it as "root") I need to launch a graphical program but it isn't possible because I'm logged to X as "user".
Does it is possible to temporary permit root to launch graphical programs?
How can I solve this problem?

Best regards.

with the 'su' command u can have root priviledges

The other option is to set root's DISPLAY environment variable to the user's session. Something like:
You may need to do "xhost +127.0.0.1" which allows local X connections. Another option is to open an xterm on the local display, using something like "xterm -display :0.0", and launch commands from there.
Hopefully that helps.

Thank you. It helped.