fedora-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 7

[George Hare]

>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I used to su gedit all the time  to make any changes to files that
> > required me to be root. I used to get this warning also
> >
> > (gedit:3880): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager:
> > Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols
> > specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.
> >
> > but it would still work. Now it stopped working. Gedit just freezes. I
> > have done many things since last use, so I would not have a clue how
> > to fix this. I am using Fedora6  64bit. Any suggestions would be
> > greatly appreciated  (exept for , "use vi").
> >
> > Many Thanks,
> >
> > George Hare
>
> Just change your command line a bit.
>
> sudo gedit file.name
>
> You are dealing with permissions to open windows on your X windows
> display.  The root account does not, and should not, have permissions to
> open a window on your display.
>
>
> sudo is your friend.  Logs of super user activity can be priceless. :)
>
>
> Thanks Phil,
Worked like a charm. Could you tell me if I should set my SELinux Security
Level at Permissive,Enforcing or Disabled?
This is just a toy home box on which I play, break fix and hopefully learn,.
I run my own iptables, but never got to know much about internal security. I
figured that if my iptables are in good order, I should not need much for
internal security. At worst, I have to re-install.

Many Thanks,

George Hare
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