https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731504 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731504#c0 Summary: can't launch anything under root through VNC Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: 1000Hz.radiowave@gmail.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0 I connect to my openSuse 12.1 remotely from win7 through tightVNC. when i launch anything that requires root password in gnome, it silently doesn't launch. In IceWM i get this error message (y2base:4506): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: ::1:1 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Connect through VNC to openSuse 12.1 desktop 2.Try to launch anything from UI, that requires root password. Like, say, Yast 3. -- 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.