[ALUG] Running X software as another user

[Barry Samuels]

> On 07 Feb 18:42, Barry Samuels wrote:
> If I SSH into a remote machine and then su to another user how can I
> run programmes, as that user, under X without it complaining that 
> it can't open the display?
> 
> I want to run an application as the 'mythtv' user which is created
> when installing MythTV.

Thanks for the various suggestions but I can't get any of them to work.

Perhaps I should mention that the mythtv user does not have a home 
directory. Would that make a difference?

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