On 02/20/2011 03:44 PM, David Hare wrote:
>>>> $ sux -
>>>> > (enter root password)
>>>> > # synaptic
>>>> >
>>>> > DOES WORK.
>
> But synaptic is gtk. If anyone got a Trinity app running as root with 
> sux I would really like to know. (I don't/won't use sudo, it's disabled)
>
> I read, can't remember where, it's better to put this in your ~/bashrc 
> than use xhost + :
>
> #maybe this fixes x for root
> export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
>
> It works for non-trinity (gtk)

yes, thanks! that worked TOO. Now su & sux both allow me to run synaptic.

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Paul Cartwright