On 12/09/2016 04:34 PM, P Breviglieri wrote: > Well, after experiencing the problem again after reboot and performing some extra research, I found contributions in the web indicating that this problem is related to 'root' being intentionally prevented (for security reasons) to connect to the non-root user's X server. The suggested command to overcome this is: > > xhost local:root > > to which the system responds with > > non-network local connections being added to access control list > > I tested and it indeed solves the problem, although it is not permanent (you have to run this command after logout or reboot again to grant root with privileges over the non-root X server). > > Could anyone with knowledge on X servers indicate a robust, permanent solution? > > Tks! > _______________________________________________ > kde mailing list -- kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to kde-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > I put the command xhost + in the "startup and Shutdown" | autostart dialog under "Desktop File". Since then I am able to run X programs as root from the terminal. Emmett _______________________________________________ kde mailing list -- kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kde-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
