[Bug 428118] no X display as root

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428118 User fmfischer@gmx.net added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428118#c1 --- Comment #1 from Frank-Michael Fischer 2008-09-20 09:18:31 MDT --- one also cannot start programs like YaST2 neither from the application menu nor from the terminal as long as they require to be a superuser: mifi@oldsure:~> su Password: oldsure:/home/mifi # yast2 Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key (y2controlcenter-gnome:5635): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 oldsure:/home/mifi # Meaning: 11.1 cannot reasonably be administered from the GNOME desktop Workaround: using ncurses-based YaST, vi, nano etc. -- 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.