https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=344197 Summary: kdesu fails to launch xterm after login Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: KDE AssignedTo: kde-maintainers@suse.de ReportedBy: kaytiong@mac.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Summary: kdesu fails to launch xterm. Steps to reproduce: 1. Logout and login with gnome as the default windows manager. 2. Run kdesu.
kdesu -t -c xterm
xterm fails as follows: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user. The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable. xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s Notes: kdesu can launch and run non-gui applications (e.g. ls). kdesu works correctly on openSUSE 10.2. Executing gnomesu or xdg-su before running kdesu allows kdesu to run without errors. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.