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Re: [SLE] SU can't connect. Why?
- From: Anders Johansson <andjoh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 21:00:19 +0200
- Message-id: <200305092100.19007.andjoh@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Friday 09 May 2003 20:54, John Pettigrew wrote:
> In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
> > Please do not use xhost! It is completely insecure and defeats the
> > purpose of using sux or kdesu
>
> OK, give that I've issued the xhost as someone else suggested, how do I get
> rid of its effects? Do I do 'xhost -localhost'?
If you ran "xhost +localhost", then "xhost -localhost" will reverse it, yes.
> Once I've done that, will
> deleting root's .Xauthority file put me back with a working sux and
> gnomesu?
If your problem is the same as the one I had, then yes. But YMMV, no money
back guarantee and all the rest of it :)
su
rm /root/.Xauthority
exit
sux
That's what worked for me
> In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
> > Please do not use xhost! It is completely insecure and defeats the
> > purpose of using sux or kdesu
>
> OK, give that I've issued the xhost as someone else suggested, how do I get
> rid of its effects? Do I do 'xhost -localhost'?
If you ran "xhost +localhost", then "xhost -localhost" will reverse it, yes.
> Once I've done that, will
> deleting root's .Xauthority file put me back with a working sux and
> gnomesu?
If your problem is the same as the one I had, then yes. But YMMV, no money
back guarantee and all the rest of it :)
su
rm /root/.Xauthority
exit
sux
That's what worked for me
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