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Re: Can launch app as root but not as any other user
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Re: Can launch app as root but not as any other user


  • Subject: Re: Can launch app as root but not as any other user
  • From: Cameron Hayne <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:46:17 -0400

On Wednesday, August 7, 2002, at 10:54 pm, Alexander Reichstadt wrote:
Do I have to compile the app being someone other than root, or for
that matter, does that make a difference that I couldn't fix using
terminal?

It's not really a matter of the owner of the executable file.
It's merely that only one user can run programs that have a GUI - the user who logged in at the login screen.
Other users can run text-only programs.

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Cameron Hayne (email@hidden)
Hayne of Tintagel
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