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wilberfan

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From: So. Cal

Registered: 2010-12-18

Posts: 264

Can't run anything as root with gksu

I been unable to run anything with gksu for several months (bleachbit, etc).     Following this thread:  https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=220410  I was able to input my password after making the suggested modifications to gksu-properties (post #3)  However I then would get this error message:

Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyCannot open display:

I'm running gnome on Xorg (as far as I know--I have exec gnome-session in my .xinitrc file) and not under wayland.

Last edited by wilberfan (2017-01-06 05:52:51)

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Docbroke

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From: India

Registered: 2015-06-13

Posts: 1,433

Re: Can't run anything as root with gksu

Are you able to open GUI applications without gksu?
Have you set your hostname?

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wilberfan

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From: So. Cal

Registered: 2010-12-18

Posts: 264

Re: Can't run anything as root with gksu

Are you able to open GUI applications without gksu?
Have you set your hostname?

Yes, for example, Bleachbit will open when run as non-root.

And I have set my hostname.

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WFV

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From: ☭USSA⛧⭒⭒⭒⭒

Registered: 2013-04-23

Posts: 288

Re: Can't run anything as root with gksu

what about?

gksu dbus-launch <application>

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seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 51,195

Re: Can't run anything as root with gksu

as far as I know

maybe look at the output of

loginctl session-status

There's apparently no DISPLAY exported  what smells a hell lot like wayland.

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