[Bug 1449748] [NEW] gedit can't run in root terminal

[Phil Wolff]

Public bug reported:

Folowing upgrade 14.10 -> 15.04, in a root terminal:

  root at adiabat:~# gedit
  No protocol specified

  ** (gedit:8757): WARNING **: Could not open X display
  No protocol specified
  gdk_mir_display_open
  Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

  (gedit:8757): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
  root at adiabat:~# 

However, from a user terminal, " gedit" and "gksu gedit" both work just
fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.04.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Apr 28 13:55:28 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-04 (174 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-28 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade vivid

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Title:
  gedit can't run in root terminal

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Folowing upgrade 14.10 -> 15.04, in a root terminal:

    root at adiabat:~# gedit
    No protocol specified

    ** (gedit:8757): WARNING **: Could not open X display
    No protocol specified
    gdk_mir_display_open
    Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory
    Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

    (gedit:8757): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
    root at adiabat:~# 

  However, from a user terminal, " gedit" and "gksu gedit" both work
  just fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.04.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Apr 28 13:55:28 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-04 (174 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-28 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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