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Firefox ubuntu issue - Vultra - 07-20-2018

Hello all,

How is everyone. I have stumbled across an issue that I'm trying to fix but, ain't working. The issue is "Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported."
Code:
$ sudo su -
$ # make backup of .Xauthority if needed
$ test -f .Xauthority && mv .Xauthority .Xauthority.bak
$ cp -a /home/youruser/.Xauthority .Xauthority
$ chown root: .Xauthority

but, of course the ".Xauthority" doesn't exist in /home/mimi. Is it just a file created in that directory of mimi and, just moves the .Xauthority into the location for firefox to correctly work?
P.S. I have looked online but, the help wasn't the best.

- mimi

RE: Firefox ubuntu issue - Percent - 07-20-2018

So, your goal is to run Firefox as root?

RE: Firefox ubuntu issue - Vultra - 07-21-2018

(07-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Percent Wrote: So, your goal is to run Firefox as root?

I tried running it in root. I'm using a script that got recommended to me and so, firefox ain't running. don't know why.

RE: Firefox ubuntu issue - Percent - 07-21-2018

(07-21-2018, 03:13 AM)Mimiakira Wrote:
(07-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Percent Wrote: So, your goal is to run Firefox as root?

I tried running it in root. I'm using a script that got recommended to me and so, firefox ain't running. don't know why.

You should never run browsers in root. Smile

Is the script still active, or did you get rid of it?

RE: Firefox ubuntu issue - Vultra - 07-21-2018

(07-21-2018, 06:34 AM)Percent Wrote:
(07-21-2018, 03:13 AM)Mimiakira Wrote:
(07-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Percent Wrote: So, your goal is to run Firefox as root?

I tried running it in root. I'm using a script that got recommended to me and so, firefox ain't running. don't know why.

You should never run browsers in root.  Smile

Is the script still active, or did you get rid of it?

I know. I needed it to start since, I'm in VM so, it doesn't really matter.

RE: Firefox ubuntu issue - Percent - 07-21-2018

(07-21-2018, 08:29 AM)Mimiakira Wrote:
(07-21-2018, 06:34 AM)Percent Wrote:
(07-21-2018, 03:13 AM)Mimiakira Wrote: I tried running it in root. I'm using a script that got recommended to me and so, firefox ain't running. don't know why.

You should never run browsers in root.  Smile

Is the script still active, or did you get rid of it?

I know. I needed it to start since, I'm in VM so, it doesn't really matter.

Have you tried purging the Firefox package, and then reinstalling it?