Hi. I noticed that each time that I execute su and then gedit I get the following warning: (gedit:2378): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed. Surfing Google i found the attached solution by Bruce Wolk, nevertheless I wonder why does it work. In fact why do we need it at all? I am not that good yet with scripts (I am newbie) but it looks like it is executing gedit on an new shell session where the contents of the current XUAUTHORITY were taken from root's .Xauthority. Is it safe? And if that variable is important, why is it not changed authomatically when I execute su? Also, I was checking for .Xauthority on my root directory and I saw not one xauthority but several files starting with .xauth Thaks! Javier ------------------------------------------------------------ http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/linux.redhat/2003-09/1193.html Save the following script as something, say xroot. Then just xroot gedit You won't get the error. ************* #!/bin/sh if [ $# -lt 1 ] then echo "usage: `basename $0` command" >&2 exit 2 fi su - -c "exec env DISPLAY='$DISPLAY' XAUTHORITY='${XAUTHORITY-$HOME/.Xauthority}' "'"$SHELL"'" -c '$*'" ------------------------------ /_/ |O O| pepebuho@xxxxxxxxxxx ~~~~ Javier Perez ~~~~ While the night runs ~~~~ toward the day... m m Pepebuho watches from his high perch. ________________________________________________ Message sent using Inter.net 2.7.2
