New subject: [Bug 439074] X11 apps can not run as root over a user's session

26 Oct 2008


      https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439074
Summary: X11 apps can not run as root over a user's session
           Product: openSUSE 11.1
           Version: Factory
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: SuSE Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: X11 Applications
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com
        ReportedBy: robin.listas@telefonica.net
         QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com
          Found By: ---
OS: 11.1 Beta 3 - not in the list
*Warning*: This NOT Bug 437411  (why: read to the end)
Description (tested in Gnome):
Log in. Do "su -". Try to run a test mode app, see that it works. 
Now try a graphical tool: doesn't run.
Examples:
"yast --qt" runs in ncurses mode.
gconf-editor or gedit do not run:
(gedit:5290): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
minas-morgul:~ # gconf-editor
Cannot open display:
Run 'gconf-editor --help' to see a full list of available command line
options.
-------- trying sux
cer@minas-morgul:~> xhost +localhost
localhost being added to access control list
cer@minas-morgul:~> sux -
Password:
minas-morgul:~ # gconf-editor
Cannot open display:
Run 'gconf-editor --help' to see a full list of available command line
options.
------- using xhost and su -
cer@minas-morgul:~> xhost +localhost
localhost being added to access control list
cer@minas-morgul:~> set | grep DISPLAY
DISPLAY=:0.0
cer@minas-morgul:~> su -
Password:
minas-morgul:~ # set | grep DISPLAY
minas-morgul:~ # export DISPLAY=:0.0
minas-morgul:~ # gconf-editor
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyCannot open display:
Run 'gconf-editor --help' to see a full list of available command line
options.
minas-morgul:~ # set | grep DISPLAY
DISPLAY=:0.0
minas-morgul:~ #
------- Via ssh
cer@minas-morgul:~> ssh -X root@localhost
The authenticity of host 'localhost (::1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 44:3e:9c:f0:65:63:34:5c:52:73:97:f0:b9:31:3c:ae.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'localhost' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
Password:
Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
Last login: Sat Oct 25 17:05:31 2008 from console
Have a lot of fun...
minas-morgul:~ # gconf-editor
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyCannot open display:
Run 'gconf-editor --help' to see a full list of available command line
options.
minas-morgul:~ # set | grep DISPLAY
DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
minas-morgul:~ #
This NOT Bug 437411 because I have no pam_fp in in any pam.d/* file.
More symptoms:
There are no text mode consoles.
Updates are not available via YOU.
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[Bug 439074] New: X11 apps can not run as root over a user's session