I’m not able to start any GUI applications as a root user:
# pgrep -lf Xorg 1590 /usr/bin/Xorg -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-PNnJzp # echo $DISPLAY :0 # xeyes No protocol specified Error: Can't open display: :0 # firefox No protocol specified No protocol specified Error: cannot open display: :0 # xcalc No protocol specified Error: Can't open display: :0 #
Distribution is openSUSE 11.2(2.6.31.5-0.1-default) and X.Org X Server version is 1.6.5. My DISPLAY variable is set correctly, isn’t it? Any ideas what might cause this problem?
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Method 1
:0 should work as should :0.0 (normal default) as also localhost:0 etc. Permissions are most likely problem.
Try disabling xhost with: xhost +
(This is unlikely to work but easier to do than the following which is required if it didn’t).
So if that fails it’s probably xauth.
Follow the first answer on here:
How to use xauth to run graphical application via other user on linux | Server Fault
To add the xauth key from your user logged into X to the root user.
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