changing user with SU, gives "Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server"

[Derek Broughton]

Andrew Glen-Young wrote:

> On 08/10/2007, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando <Ubuntu at bugabundo.net> wrote:
>> Got this
>> $ xhost +OTHERUSER
>> xhost:  bad hostname "OTHERUSER"
> 
> Curiosity got the better of me.
> Try just 'xhost +'.
> 
> $ xhost +
> access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
> 
PLEASE don't do this.  Everything you will read _anywhere_ tells you it's a
bad idea.  I specifically didn't mention xhost at all because it's not
secure, but if you insist on using xhost, _don't_ use "xhost +"
-- 
derek