run program with another user how?

[Tom H]

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Arthur Bela <jozsi.avadkan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 25 November 2010 15:07, Arthur Bela <jozsi.avadkan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> When i log in with the ANOTHERUSER, and start the app, it works.
>>
>> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=v00dEEtF
>>
>> when i log in with USER, i can't even start xcalc with gksu, so the
>> problem is not with wine, or the program
>>
>> wow, ok, thank you!
>>
>> have a very good trip!!
>>
>> On 25 November 2010 12:21, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Arthur Bela <jozsi.avadkan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I want to use an application with wine, but not with the user logged
>>>> in -> with another user [it would be a """chroot""" ~like "thing" :D -
>>>> because i don't trust the app...]:
>>>>
>>>> i set the permissions:
>>>>
>>>> chmod 705 -R ANOTHERUSER/
>>>>
>>>> gksu -u ANOTHERUSER xcalc
>>>>
>>>> it asks for a password, i type in the correct passwd, but nothing happens.
>>>>
>>>> What am i doing wrong? :(
>>>>
>>>> it doesn't give any error messages, that i can "google".. :\
>>>
>>> I assume that you're typing in the correct password; that of the user
>>> running gksu.
>>>
>>> The problem's probably that you have to extract Xauthority from the
>>> gksuing user and merge it into the Xauthority of the gksu'd user. I'm
>>> about to board a flight so I'll have to post a fuller answer later if
>>> this info's not enough.
>
> gksu -u mm5-user -l -d -w xcalc
>
> worked!
>
> thank you!

You're welcome, although it had nothing to do with me.

It's the "-l" that made it work. Hadn't thought of it!