Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 442168
root - cannot open display
Last modified: 2008-04-14 08:31:36 EDT
Description of problem: root can not open gedit Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): coreutils-6.10-18.fc9.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. [root@localhost ~]# gedit /var/log/dmesg No protocol specified cannot open display: Run 'gedit --help' to see a full list of available command line options. [root@localhost ~]# 2. 3. Actual results: gedit does not open file Expected results: gedit opens file Additional info: It works for normal user. It is not only problem with gedit. Nautilus has same problem [floki@localhost ~]$ gedit /var/log/dmesg [floki@localhost ~]$
Now after clean install fc9 and update all then this works
After rebooting then the problem is still there.
Could you please specify why you reported that issue against coreutils? I don't see any connections between that bugzilla and coreutils. From the error messages I guess you don't have DISPLAY envvar set for root. Anyway, this has nothing to do with coreutils. And most likely is only issue with some config file.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 442061 ***
It was not sure. It was me best gess "Component: In which component does the bug exist? Bugzilla requires that you select a component to enter a bug. (Not sure which to choose? Click on the Component link. You'll see a description of each component, to help you make the best choice.)"