alternatively TR from Tucson Linux Group sugested: root is tring to open X on :0.0. Are you sure that is where X is running? login in as root and look in /var/gdm and see the files X is using I have # ls -l total 8 -rw-r----- 1 root root 45 Jun 26 15:23 :0.Xauth -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38 Jun 26 15:24 :0.Xservers If 0.0 is right for you , you'd have # ls -l total 8 -rw-r----- 1 root root 45 Jun 26 15:23 : 0.0.Xauth -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38 Jun 26 15:24 :0.0.Xservers And here is the output: [root@localhost ~]# cd /var/log/gdm [root@localhost gdm]# ls -l total 36 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1049 2007-06-27 08:32 : 0.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1143 2007-06-27 08:31 :0.log.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1076 2007-06-27 08:21 :0.log.2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1230 2007-06-27 08:10 :0.log.3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1076 2007-06-27 07:52 :0.log.4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1095 2007-06-23 22:07 : 20.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1095 2007-06-23 22:04 :20.log.1 <div>On 6/27/07, Ashley Pritchard <<a href="mailto:linuxpen@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> linuxpen@gmail.com </a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">here is that info: [awp@localhost ~]$ ll /usr/sbin/userhelper -rws--x--x 1 root root 34060 2007-06-15 01:56 /usr/sbin/userhelper<div> <div>On 6/27/07, Andy Green <<a href="mailto:andy@warmcat.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">andy@warmcat.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Ed Greshko wrote: >> How do I get back access to root from my user account? > > I think it would help if you login as yourself and simply type "xhost" and > post the output. Also the output of "env | grep DISP" may be useful. I have a distant memory of this kind of thing happening when something to do with the root login helper thing lost its suid root attribute. That password prompt thing is # ll /usr/sbin/userhelper -rws--x--x 1 root root 34224 2007-04-19 15:10 /usr/sbin/userhelper make sure it has the s for suid -Andy -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> fedora-list@redhat.com </a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </blockquote> </div> </div>-- Diolch yn fawr, Ashley </blockquote></div> -- Diolch yn fawr, Ashley