run program with another user how?

[Arthur Bela]

When i log in with the ANOTHERUSER, and start the app, it works.

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=v00dEEtF

when i log in with USER, i can't even start xcalc with gksu, so the
problem is not with wine, or the program

wow, ok, thank you!

have a very good trip!!

On 25 November 2010 12:21, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Arthur Bela <jozsi.avadkan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I want to use an application with wine, but not with the user logged
>> in -> with another user [it would be a """chroot""" ~like "thing" :D -
>> because i don't trust the app...]:
>>
>> i set the permissions:
>>
>> chmod 705 -R ANOTHERUSER/
>>
>> gksu -u ANOTHERUSER xcalc
>>
>> it asks for a password, i type in the correct passwd, but nothing happens.
>>
>> What am i doing wrong? :(
>>
>> it doesn't give any error messages, that i can "google".. :\
>
> I assume that you're typing in the correct password; that of the user
> running gksu.
>
> The problem's probably that you have to extract Xauthority from the
> gksuing user and merge it into the Xauthority of the gksu'd user. I'm
> about to board a flight so I'll have to post a fuller answer later if
> this info's not enough.
>
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