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  1. 10-10-2009 #1
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    X.org and su

    This seems to have happened rather randomly and I can't find any solution for it.

    I'm a bit lazy as of late and as a result, I've been running certain applications through console. Of course, some of these apps require internet access and as a result I have to start nm-applet in sudo. But one day, I booted up and I started nm-applet and noticed I get:
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     No protocol specified
konversation: cannot connect to X server :0.0
    on just about every single application that requires anything to do with X.org. I use HAL to configure X.org for me and everything has been working rather smoothly until this.

    THE KEY: If I start all of my internet-wanting applications before I start nm-applet in sudo, then they start just fine. Anything I start after 'sudo nm-applet --sm-disable' and I'm completely screwed. Any idea on what might be causing this?

    NOTE: It's not nm-applet. If I start anything in sudo, that means I can't start anything else.

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    If I'm understanding what you're saying, I believe it's because xserver doesn't allow root to connect.

    Try this
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    DISPLAY=:0.0 xhost +
    But, you shouldn't use sudo to run gui programs as root, anyway, use kdesu or gksu. I haven't used networkmanager for ages, but I don't recall nm-applet needing to be run as root either.
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    Strange... I can't start the process unless I'm in root.... I'll look further into the situation.

    Also, xhost returns:
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    No protocol specified
xhost:  unable to open display ":0.0"
    This is a known problem but I've yet to see a solution. Any idea?
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    Regarding networkmanager, are you a member of the network group?

    What are these other programs you're starting with 'sudo'?
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  5. 10-11-2009 #5
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    None.

    Seems the above description of the sudo app causing the problems is wrong. It just started after I randomly tried to start k3b to burn ROS. I can't seem to pinpoint the direction the bug is coming from. For eth0, I don't even use nm-applet.
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  6. 10-18-2009 #6
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    I fixed it. It was a PolicyKit configuration problem. It seems to be a bit different for everyone and the solution is everywhere. Just google for 'PolicyKit configuration'.
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