[SOLVED] Cannot open x apps with sudo

Hi all,
I just did a fresh install of kde in Arch, and I cannot open any x server apps, like kwrite, using "sudo kwrite". I tried xhost +localhost and my user name, but that didn't work. Then I tried tweaking the $DISPLAY... I couldn't get anything to happen either. Can anyone give me a few helpful pointers? Thanks!
Last edited by sunnieside-up (2011-09-20 05:56:56)

try with "sudo -E gedit"
from sudo manual:
-E The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the
security policy that the user wishes to preserve their
existing environment variables. The security policy may
return an error if the -E option is specified and the user
does not have permission to preserve the environment.

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