Fwd: Fwd: Problem with window program under root

[Karl Larsen]

Riggi wrote:
>
>     ...I just tipe "su -" and then pirut, gconf-editor,
>     gnome-terminall... every wndow program writes same mistake... 
>     also is with tipping "su"
>
>
> On forum some guy had indentical problem and here is what he wrote:
>
>     If i remember correctly, i noticed that i hadn't a .xAuthority for
>     my user. Somehow, that mutated the problem, and i found the
>     solution...But i don't remember, sorry.
>
>
> So, how can I add .Xauthority, man xauth not helping me very 
> much...I'll keep trying
    I think your looking for a root editor. My solution is to yum 
install joe which is a Word Star editor that writes perfect ascii text. 
I run this editor in a Terminal window that is made root. It works just 
fine.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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