Re: Running GNORPM as root

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

* Rebecca Ore (rebecca.ore@op.net) wrote:
> I can run gnorpm as user rebecca without any problems, except that I can't
> install or remove packges.  However, I get this when I try to query packages as
> root, or do anything else.
> 
> [root@ogoense gnorpm-0.9]# gnorpm
> Broken pipe
> [root@ogoense gnorpm-0.9]# 
> 
> I don't have a core file.
> 
> -- 
> Rebecca Ore

Have you authorised the root user to use your X display?

Not sure if I'm right, but if this is the problem, it would go away if
you ran 'xhost +localhost' in an xterm as 'rebecca', then tried
running gnorpm as root again.

Tom.
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