Re: [edlug] Software installation under SuSE

[Andrew Ramage <nrsc16850@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

The download from Mozilla.org.  As I said, logging in as root and using 
X Terminal rather than Konsole fixed the problem.  (ie, logging in as 
andrew and typing su in a terminal window produced the error.)

Justin B Rye wrote:

> Andrew Ramage wrote:
>  
>
> > Having just installed SuSE 9.0, I decided to reinstall Mozilla.  
> > Unfortunately, when I try running the installer, I get the following:
> >
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > Xlib: no protocol specified
> >
> > Gtk-WARNING   **: cannot open display :0.0
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what's happening ?
> >    
>
> (What no Susers?)
>
> That's the error you get when you're running an X session as
> yourself but trying to run a Gtk app with superuser privileges.
> There are ways of fixing the X-authentication so that it'll let you,
> but my own advice would be "don't do that then" - it weakens your
> security and should never be necessary under Linux.  Is this
> X-client software installer a SuSE thing or is it a download from 
> mozilla.org?  
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> JBR
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