On Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:15:30 +1000
tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Trying to run gedit as root produces following output:
> >
> > >what gedit (3079)
> > error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
> > Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> >
> > (gedit:3079): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> > >pkexec gedit (3079) returned '1'
> >
> > Am I missing something?
>
> Erik,
>
> When I try to run here pkexec <something>
> in a terminal, I currently get the same error message. Before my last
> system upgrade, pkexec worked sometimes, IIRC. I've concluded it's
> just unreliable. Not an emelfm2 thing.
>
> One guess that the desktop environment's establishment process is
> missing
>
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = whatever
>
> Or maybe it's a more significant bug.
>
> I seem to recall there are some constraints on the approach pkexec
> takes when setting up a 'transitory' root-like context, and the
> xserver permissions figure prominently in there.
>
> Maybe worth reverting to the old pre-pkexec approach, something like
>
> xterm -e 'su -c "%{(root-commands)@Enter command:}";echo -n "Done.
> Press enter ";read'
Another work around is to use beesu and not worry with polkit which is
what is used by pkexec.
I know it is available in mageia and is probably also in Erik's distro.
Charles
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