running programs from user acctount as root

[Karl Larsen]

Ashley Pritchard wrote:
> thank you Mike Chambers for the suggestion.
> Since when did the su command change it has always been su root & have 
> never seen any documentation says su - root. Any how just to try it 
> here is the result:
> [awp at localhost ~]$ su - root
> Password:
> [root at localhost ~]# pup
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 31, in <module>
>     import gtk
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 76, in <module>
>     _init()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk- 2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 64, in _init
>     _gtk.init_check()
> RuntimeError: could not open display
>
> [root at localhost ~]# kdesu pup
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> kdesu: cannot connect to X server :0.0
>
> [awp at localhost root]$ su root
> Password:
> [root at localhost ~]# pup
> Xlib: connection to ": 0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 31, in <module>
>     import gtk
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk- 2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 76, in <module>
>     _init()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 64, in _init
>     _gtk.init_check()
> RuntimeError: could not open display
>
> the result is the same. you do not have to enter su - root to login as 
> root, just su root is good enough.
>
> -- 
> Diolch yn fawr, Ashley 
    For 10 years I have used: $ su -
                              $ Password
                              #
I thought this was the to do it?

Karl