gksu gedit ... returns errors on xfce[SOLVED]

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it will eventually open the file, but i do not have the ability to save changes.

if i type: gksu gedit /etc/fstab into the terminal window the following messages appear:

(gedit:1948): EggSMClient-WARNING **: Failed to connect to the session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed


(gedit:1948): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.AB9EGW': No such file or directory

(gedit:1948): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

(gedit:1948): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.NQV5FW': No such file or directory

(gedit:1948): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory


should this be run through root terminal instead?

[Sonsum]

Perhaps this is the improper way to do this, but why not

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sudo gedit

It's always worked for me!

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it does work.

i was only following directions exactly ... been having issues doing things and although i didn't consider such things the particular hurdle, i'm down to looking into any blip.

now the question is can i sub the commands w/out any issues?

[altair4]

sudo - allows one to run a command as root
gksu - is the gtk front end for running sudo and is used when you need to run a graphical application as root.

One should try to avoid running gedit as sudo since it will eventually cause corruption. From RootSudo: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

Graphical sudo

You should never use normal sudo to start graphical applications as Root. You should use gksudo (kdesudo on Kubuntu) to run such programs. gksudo sets HOME=~root, and copies .Xauthority to a tmp directory. This prevents files in your home directory becoming owned by Root. (AFAICT, this is all that's special about the environment of the started process with gksudo vs. sudo).

And in Debian / Ubuntu / Mint gksu = gksudo.

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so when i go to install numlockx, instead of:

sudo apt-get install numlockx

i should:

gksudo apt-get install numlockx

? that is provided i'm on debian xfce correct?

[altair4]

apt-get is a command you are running in a terminal to perform a particular job so it's "sudo apt-get"

gksu is run from the terminal to invoke a graphical application so it's "gksu gedit"

And gksu or gksudo is the same thing in Debian and all of it's derivatives:

ls -l /usr/bin/gksudo
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2010-05-18 07:19 /usr/bin/gksudo -> gksu

One is a symbolic link to the other.

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got it, thanks!!