[KDM] Cannot start gui application with sudo

Hi,
After i had upgraded to kde 4.5, there was a new problem. When i want to start any gui program with sudo (e.g. sudo kwrite) i see that error:
[simas@myhost ~]$ sudo kwrite
No protocol specified
kwrite: cannot connect to X server :0.0
[simas@myhost ~]$
Starting apps like nano works fine. I also discovered that when i use gdm instead of kdm, and boot to same kde desktop, i can start gui apps with sudo fine. when i use kdm no matter if im in gnome or kde starting gui apps from terminal with sudo just doesnt work.
Anyone has any ideas? im starting desktop managers with inittab method.
Last edited by syms (2010-10-11 11:49:24)

graysky wrote:hmm... with gnome I use gksu so I believe you need the kde version of that... ksudo or kdsu I can't remember.
well, using kdesu works fine, but i still prefer sudo. in fact everything worked fine in kde 4.4 and gdm.

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