[aclug-L] Re: bad cookie

["gLaNDix" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i know 'xauth +' will let root run gui progs, but i'm sure it's not the
safest...  how do you let just root have access to X no matter who is using
it?  (kinda like having 'xauth +' run at boot or x startup, but w/ only root
being added to the permissions list?)

gLaNDix
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: bad cookie


>On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, phrostie wrote:
>
>> [phrostie@kansas phrostie]$ su
>> Password:
>> [root@kansas phrostie]# xv
>> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>> xv: Can't open display
>
>Yeah, 'phrostie' owns the X display, root doesn't. Look into xauth, I
>think it is.
>
>-jeff
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>
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