Re: [orca-list] Inaccessable admin dialog

[Kenny Hitt <kenny hittsjunk net>]

Hi.
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 11:23:52AM -0500, Scott Haeger wrote:
> Hermann wrote:
> > I think you need an additional file named .orbitrc placed in your root home 
> > directory.
> > BTW.: When I start gdmsetup from the Gnome terminal, I get a lot of 
> > script messages before the app starts, and after start, it freezes on 
> > the "general" tab. I have to move several times between the opened 
> > windows by pressing Alt+Tab, before the screen gets refreshed, so that I 
> > can adjust the settings.
> > Note: This happens only in gdmsetup, all other services that need root 
> > privileges work fine.
> > Hermann
> >
> >   
> Hermann,
>
> gedit is not accessible when run as root. Will this also be covered by 
> .orbitrc?
>
> Scott

Once you have the .orbitrc file in /root, gedit is accessible if you start it like

sudo gedit filename

On my Debian box, I don't use sudo, so I start gedit to edit admin files like:

su -c 'gedit filename'

You run the above commands as your normal user in a gnome-terminal.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny