gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x572cb100.hantslug.org.uk.15244': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Thu Mar 29 22:35:48 2007 BST
gpg: using DSA key 019AD0D8166C4BF0
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Thursday 29 March 2007 15:35, Hugo Mills wrote:
>
> I'm running etch on this machine, and I can get a GUI editor
> running as root by doing simply:
>
> $ sudo emacs
>
> If that fails, then:
>
> $ xauth list
>
> as the owner of the X session, then find the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 line
> for the <machine>/unix:0 connection. Copy this complete line to the
> clipboard. Then:
>
> $ su -
> # xauth add <copied line>
> # export DISPLAY=:0.0
> # emacs &
>
> This will copy the private authentication token for the session,
> and give it to root. Then the export command sets up the environment
> so that any X apps started will try to connect to an X session.
>
> Finally, if that fails:
>
> $ ssh -X root@localhost
> # emacs &
>
All that the sux package is to do all of this for you:
Package: sux
Version: 1.0.1-3.2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Maintainer: Millis Miller <millis@???>
Uncompressed Size: 65.5k
Recommends: xbase-clients
Description: wrapper around su which will transfer your X credentials Sux is a
wrapper around the standard su command which will transfer your X credentials
to the target user.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sux/ ( from
http://fgouget.free.fr/sux/ )
Tags: admin::login, interface::commandline, security::authentication,
use::login, x11::application
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Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
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