PAM, X11, and su as a normal user? (fwd)

[Steven G. Kargl]

Pat Lashley wrote:
> --On Friday, September 05, 2003 23:13:29 -0700 "Steven G. Kargl" 
> <kargl at troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> > I have 2 accounts on my freebsd-current machine.  I use
> > startx to start X11 as user kargl.  If I then su to user
> > sgk, I cannot fire up X clients.  For example,
> 
> Try 'ssh -X kargl at localhost' instead of 'su kargl'.  You shouldn't
> notice the overhead of the ssh protocol; and its a lot easier than
> messing around with the X11 authentication cruft.
> 

I don't quite understand your suggestion.

I login as user kargl.  I fire up X11
as user kargl with startx.  I use su in a
xterm to connect to my alter ego (su sgk).
Now, as user sgk I want to use a X11 client
such as nedit.  AFAICT, it can't be done. 

If as user kargl, I do "ssh -X sgk at troutmask"
to login into the sgk account, I still can
not use a X11 client.

-- 
Steve
http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~kargl/