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From: "Carlos E. R."
Ok then, if you type "su -" and then "yast2" and you get the ncurses interface, it is a bug you should report in bugzilla.
Not a bug, Carlos, its a feature! (Documented).
Yast2, sensing no X server available, drops back to yast (ncurses). Its by design.
Happens on ssh too if your forget to forward X session.
From man yast2:
YaST2 comes with three frontends: GTK , QT and ncurses. All frontends are functionally equivalent. The correct frontend is selected automat‐ ically based on the available components and the current environment (the DISPLAY variable).
Ok, but if you do "su -" and you can not start the graphical interface it is a bug. Try with another program, like "xeyes", or any other graphical program you choose. The "DISPLAY" must be set, if it is not, it is a bug, as sux is deprecated. I can't run now my factory setup and test it myself. -------------- su -c xlogo should work, as long as xhost/xauth allows it. su - -c xlogo should not work. sudo xlogo should work, as long as xhost/xauth allows it. gksudo xlogo should work. su - drops most of your current enviroment and starts a new, empty one, by design. That is specifically why su has the - option. Sometimes it's utterly wrong and dangerous and unexpected to have DISPLAY set to anything at all, let alone a valid x session. -- Brian K. White brian@aljex.com http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org