Howdy, On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 05:01 -0700, Michael A. Peters wrote: > On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 12:15 -0400, taharka wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 21:02 -0700, Dennis Castanos wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me what's up with this message and how to fix it? > > > Thanks, Dennis > > > (gedit:2743): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: > > > Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols > > > specified are supported and host-based authentication failed. > > > > The only time I get that exact same error, is by running gedit from the > > cli after an su to root. Doesn't seem to effect anything, as gedit still > > functions :-) > > Should only happen when you > > su - > > to root. > And then - just first type: > > xhost +root > > and even su - > should work. My exact steps logged in as a normal user from a FC3 cli; 1.) su 2.) entered root's password 3.) gedit The error message comes up but gnome editor functions as expected. > -=- > That being said - I do not recommend running gedit as root. > Learn how to use vi - there are plenty of resources on the web for that. > vi is not hard to use, and worth learning in the long run. Well versed in vi here, been using it since SCO Open Server 5.0.4. Personally, any file I edit gets scpd' to a FreeBSD server, edited with mc (Midnight Commander) & scpd' back. BTW, why not run gedit as root? taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
