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    SU error

    I have installed knoppix on my harddrive and keep getting a SU returned with an error box when i try to run programs from KDE task bar Knoppix and some other configuration files

    I am new to linux and would appreciate any help

    thankyou

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    Putting " SU error " into the forum Search box would soon direct you to threads such as this
    http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...light=su+error

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    Re: SU error

    Quote Originally Posted by GAZ
    I have installed knoppix on my harddrive and keep getting a SU returned with an error box when i try to run programs from KDE task bar Knoppix and some other configuration files

    I am new to linux and would appreciate any help

    thankyou
    This happens because you're not allowed to run X (graphics) apps as root.
    This is a 'debian policy' for security.
    You can anyway log in kde as root booting in single user mode (text mode), and then run 'startx'.

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