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Linux: Using --display arguement
by lilsim89 - 5/20/09 3:08 PM
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Using --display arguement
by lilsim89 - 5/20/09 3:08 PMHi,
I'm running a command as a different user using sudo like this:
sudo -u user_progs /usr/bin/firefox --display=:0.0
But whenever I pass the "--display" argument, I get an error like:
No protocol specified OR
Error: cannot open display...
Am I missing something here?
Thanks a lot,
Simon S.
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by white-bread - 5/23/09 12:47 AM In reply to: Using --display arguement by lilsim89You need to link permissions
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Well that's hardly any help.
by lilsim89 - 5/25/09 1:44 AM In reply to: Using --display arguement by lilsim89I found the answer with some help and a little elbow grease.
Under the current user, before su-ing, you must enter the command:
"xauth local:"
(without the quotations, must be repeated upon reboot)
- Case closed.
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