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-----Original Message----- From: redhat-install-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob McClure Jr Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:55 PM To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux Subject: Re: X11 forward root over SSH Hi Travis, On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:46:42PM -0700, Waldher, Travis R wrote: > I have an install routine that brings up a GUI, the routine of course > requires root access to do the work. > > > > I can SSH in to a box using my credentials, su to root, but X11 is > blocking transmission back to my computer because I am root. > > X connection to localhost:11.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > > Is there a way to get a root owned X window to pop up, WITHOUT having > access to the Xauthority file associated with my userid that I used to > initially login to the system? (home directory is NFS mounted, no > root access) Try this before you su to root: xhost localhost > Thanks Cheers, -- Bob McClure, Jr. Bobcat Open Systems, Inc. bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bobcatos.com "A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired." — Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and coauthor of the Federalist Papers. From The Farmer Refuted, 1775 xhost access control is disabled: access control disabled, clients can connect from any host _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: unsubscribe