[mythtv-users] how to get root to start mythfrontend

[Cecil Watson]

Paul Andreassen wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I've gotten Mythtv to shutdown and wakeup at the correct times using
>nvram-wakeup.  Now I would like mythfrontend to start if I press the
>power button.  My problem is mythfrontend wont start as root, even if I
>su to the logged in user.  The error message is "mythfrontend: cannot
>connect to X server".  How do I get X window access?
>
>  
>
Why would you want mythfrontend running as root?  Running anything a 
root is a bad practise to get into.  Just my 2 cents...

Cecil