How to use synaptic as user and not as root

Bruce Hill · 08-01-2003, 07:38 PM

This error message appears when I try to use synaptic now.

debian:/home/servant# synaptic
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
synaptic:could not open display

Somewhere I read that you must login as root to use synaptic for some reason after something, but I can't find it by searching Google/linux and here. I know the answer is out there, but apparently I'm not entering the right information in my search.

Could someone tell me what it is that I need to change, to run synaptic as root in a terminal but logged in as a user? I'm still Googling and searching as I post.

TIA

Corin · 08-01-2003, 10:46 PM

This question has been answered in the duplicate thread which you posted in Linux Software forum

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=78192

Please DO NOT post duplicate threads -- it annoys the inmates.

Bruce Hill · 08-01-2003, 10:51 PM

In Linux Software I noted the double post. Thanks for giving me the answer over there.