f16 error on starting emacs from root as "su -" [root@f16a9 ~]# uname -a Linux f16a9.pacbell.net 3.4.9-2.fc16.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Aug 23 18:41:34 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [root@f16a9 ~]# emacs test.sudash & [1] 2042 [root@f16a9 ~]# no emacs window evidently the emacs job is "stopped": [root@f16a9 ~]# ps aux |grep emacs ... root 2042 0.0 0.3 30056 6488 pts/0 T 11:57 0:00 emacs test.sudash root 2044 0.0 0.0 4600 816 pts/0 S+ 11:58 0:00 grep --color=auto emacs [1]+ Stopped emacs test.sudash [root@f16a9 ~]# If I go to root as "su" [no dash] then I do get an emacs window, although with an annoying error message: [root@f16a9 byers]# emacs test.sunodash & [1] 2071 [root@f16a9 byers]# (emacs:2071): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. GConf Error: No D-BUS daemon running (emacs:2071): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. [root@f16a9 byers]# Despite error msg, the emacs window comes up and acts normally. any help? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
