(Solved) LX Terminal and su

[tedlane]

This has got me puzzled.

If i run LXterminal and then su to gedit some /etc file, it fails as per this example:
[bb@townsend ~]$ su
Password:
[root@townsend bb]# gedit /etc/hosts
**
GLib-GIO:ERROR:gdbusconnection.c:2279:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)
Aborted
[root@townsend bb]#


If I try it with geany it works OK.

Similarly, if I run the root terminal from the menu (i.e. the xvt script) then gedit works.

Any clues?
ted

[AndrzejL]

Hey Dude.

Try

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dbus-launch gedit /etc/hosts
Hope this helps.

Andy

[marcin82]

... or:

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gksu gedit /ect/...

[Neal ManBear]

marcin82 has it right. Use --

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gksu gedit /etc/hosts

[tedlane]

Thanks guys,

Yep they both work!

but I think the answer I really wanted was 'gksu xvt', which as usual was staring me in the face anyway 

ted

[pags]

Did a quick test here, and...

...while

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sufails as described in the O-P...

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su -works.
(Note the "space" and "dash" after "su").

[ericthered]

I know this is solved, but what about

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su -c 'gedit /etc/hosts'

[pags]

I know this is solved, but what about

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su -c 'gedit /etc/hosts'

That failed...

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suvs

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su -is the difference between having a partial or full environment (variables, paths, etc)...

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su -c geditdoesn't appear to have root's full environment...