Hey Mike, You could always/perjaps use VNC, and remotely access the vnc app over a secure ss tunnel, or just access VNC via it's regular/assigned vnc port. VNC works, gives you a complete desktop to run whatever you'd run on the normal desktop. And yeah, the downside is it's slower! -peace On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:27 AM, mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good question. Basically a couple of specialized applications that I run > because of work that essentially need to be invoked from a gui desktop due > to the failings of the programs. > > I would guess that there might be someway to start a Gnome session from > within a su session but, I am certainly not a high powered enough Linux user > to know it or to correct the problems with the programs. > > Thus if I can't login to a Gnome session I will have to stay with my old > Fedora 14. > > Mike D. > > On 1/14/2014 2:09 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: >> >> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:25:59 -0700 >> mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> I have come to the conclusion that the powers that be have finally >>> totally prevented root from logging into a graphic environment. >>> Before the deluge of why root should not log in, I have some reasons >>> that deal with the way I remote in from on the road (which is a lot). >> >> [snip] >>> >>> Any ideas? >> >> What would be wrong with the usual method? Meaning, log in as an >> ordinary user, and elevate privileges using "su -" in a terminal and >> providing root password in a GUI when asked for it? >> >> I also remote login to my servers all the time, but I've never ever >> needed to do it as root. What makes it so unavoidable for you? >> >> HTH, :-) >> Marko >> > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
