When I try to open a folder in Nemo with root (I have LM17.3 Cinnamon) I cannot do that, either directly or in the terminal.
For example, when I try:
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xfrank-ThinkPad-T440p xfrank # gedit
No protocol specified
(gedit:5652): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
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xfrank-ThinkPad-T440p xfrank # pinta
No protocol specified
(Pinta:5705): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
In spanish, that is... a warning about root autorization, and specifically a "Xautorization" problem.No se pudo ejecutar /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-users/cinnamon-settings-users.py como usuario root.
No es posible copiar el archivo Xautorization del usuario.
The same happens with ALL the options that requires root privileges in the settings manager, for example for the ""ventana de inicio sesion" (starting session window):
I'm pretty lost, maybe it's just a stupid thing, but I cannot figure how to solve this problem...No se pudo ejecutar /usr/sbin/mdmsetup como usuario root.
No es posible copiar el archivo Xautorization del usuario.
----update few minutes ago:
seems partially solved after running "startx" in the terminal. This way I could access to the forbidden services and added my profile to some more groups. Then rebooted, and mysteriously I regained some lost privileges. But what is that? I would like to learn, not just be happy because a problem is (apparently) solved...
----update:
i will add "apparently solved" to the title, I'll see if the problem persists, but anyway, I'm curious to know what could be the cause of this problem.