Execute a process as a specific user (OT)

[Maurix]

Hi, thanks a lot,
I solved the problem in a little different form:
The problem is not that root is not authorized but that
can't find .Xauthority file for the user's server, the
solucion is to export HOME="/home/user/" so the server can
locate the correct file.

Bye.
Maurix

Zac Jensen wrote:
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> On Saturday 14 June 2003 03:33 am, Maurix wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>Thanks but... it didn't work!!
>>Is better if I explain what i'm tring to do,
>>I want to connect to the X server from the console but the
>>Xlib say that i don't have the permission if i'm root!
>>I use the commando of Tkinter: tk=Tkinter.Tk(":0.0")
>>( ¿¿way if i'm the boss??)
>>So i tryed to make this making a su to the user fo X server
>>and it work perfectly!! Now i don't want to depend on "su" program
>>and i tryied this command, set(e)uid and set(e)grp, but can't connect
>>to the X-server anyway: client is not authorized
>>My question is, exist a more elegant way to make this: a script
>>that show a Tk window from the console, a script that stay in
>>background for all the time.
>>I'm afraid that i'm out of theme here because is a problem of
>>Xservers but, please, if anyone have make somting like this help
>>me.
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> It is an X server issue, which is easily solved, while logged in as the user 
> you are running the Xserver as... just run xhost +localhost ; or xhost 
> +<owner-user> +root   either of these will solve your issue.  A more general 
> but less safe (unless you have a trustworthy firewall) is to run xhost +   
> which will allow all clients without trouble.
> 
> - -Zac
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