kcontrol won't start

[lotr]

i just installed kubuntu.when i try to open kcontrol the following happens

root@KALYAN:/home/kalyan/Utils/dekorator-0.3# kcontrol
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kdeinit: Can't connect to the X Server.
kdeinit: Might not terminate at end of session.
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kded: cannot connect to X server :0
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-10861' to 'kded'
kded: ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kcontrol: cannot connect to X server :0
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Registering failed!
ERROR: Communication problem with kcontrol, it probably crashed.

pls someone help me.

[randcoop]

Re: kcontrol won't start

Why are you in root?

I'd suggest exiting to the user level and then trying

kdesu kcontrol

To get administrator level for kontrol.

[lotr]

Re: kcontrol won't start

Why are you in root?

i picked up that habit while using suse.
is it dangerous to be in root?

kdesu kcontrol
To get administrator level for kontro

thanx.it worked

[mchuskie]

Re: kcontrol won't start

i picked up that habit while using suse.
is it dangerous to be in root?

It can be, which is why all users aren't root.

When you're root, you can muck things up without realising. That's why sudo is generally a good idea.

Thinking back to my SuSE days... yeah, I normally had at least one root console open...