Re: [ALUG] Running X software as another user

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? -- Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain