[QCLUG] Re: Kid timer

[Leif Theden]

could you just copy the user's .Xauthority to root, then run zenity?

On 7/19/06, Jim Hall <volunteer.jim@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/19/06, Leif Theden <leif.theden@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >> ps, what is XAUTHORITY?
> > >
> > >It's the standard variable used to point to a file containing the shared
> > >secrets for authenticating connections to an X server.
> >
> > yes a shared secret...kinda an oxymoron, isnt it?  :)
> >
> > thanks for the info.
> >
> > On 7/18/06, Steve Langasek <vorlon@dodds.net> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 01:48:32PM -0500, Leif Theden wrote:
> > > > >Instead, root can abuse its privileges to call:
> > >
> > > > >  DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/var/lib/gdm/\:0.Xauth \
> > > > >     zenity --info --text='computer will shutdown in 5 minutes'
> > > > >
> > >
> > > > i couldnt get this to work on my system.  i use kdm, does that have
> > > > anything to do with it?
> > >
> > > Yes, if you use kdm your master Xauth file will be in a different
> > location.
> > >
> > > > ps, what is XAUTHORITY?
> > >
> > > It's the standard variable used to point to a file containing the shared
> > > secrets for authenticating connections to an X server.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free
> > OS
> > > Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the
> > world.
> > > vorlon@debian.org
> > http://www.debian.org/
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
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> OK, folks. You've completely lost me. I just replied to Jason's comment and
> read what came next. I can get a shutdown, but no message. The desktop
> environment is KDE. I like Steve's thought that a message should popup
> whether in GUI or CLI. However, these kids will be in the GUI, so that's
> what I have to deal with. So, what do I have to do to get a warning message.
> Also, is duration of the message an issue?
>
> Jim
>
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