[lug] Suse yast2 doesn't start

[Ferdinand Schmid]

Steve,

You don't even need to do an xhost+.  The yast2 applications have the
suid bit
set and will ask you for the password when you start them.  

Yast2 log info can be found at: /var/log/YaST2

If the X version of Yast2 doesn't work then I would try the curses based
version.  You can do that by typing:
unset DISPLAY
yast2
(while logged into a shell as root).

Ferdinand

--On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:02:24 PM -0700 Steve Sullivan
<sullivan at mathcom.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> Pardon me if this is a naive question ... I'm new to Suse.
> I'm running Suse 9 professional on a Pentium.
> When I login as root yast works fine.
> But when I login as me and try ...
> 	xhost +
> 	GreenButton / system / yast
> 	Get password popup for /sbin/yast2; enter password
> 
> Nothing happens.  Yast2 never starts.  Meanwhile /var/log/messages
> shows:
> 
> Dec 30 09:49:02 helix su: (to root) sullivan on /dev/pts/4
> Dec 30 09:49:02 helix su: pam_unix2: session started for user root,
> service su Dec 30 09:49:02 helix su: pam_unix2: session finished for
> user root, service su Dec 30 09:49:02 helix su: (to root) sullivan on
> /dev/pts/4
> Dec 30 09:49:02 helix su: pam_unix2: session started for user root,
> service su Dec 30 09:49:03 helix su: pam_unix2: session finished for
> user root, service su
> 
> How can I get yast running this way?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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