Comment 98 for bug 1197395
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(Get the code!)
(In reply to comment #30)
> (In reply to comment #29)
> > So, we should not pretend we could make "su" work properly for the general
> > case, or that we could find a way that makes this work for everybody.
> >
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> So for a sysadmin, I need to be able to run commands as other users. For
> years "su - username" has provided this. How can I accomplish if "su"
> doesn't work anymore?
Well running X11 apps via su has always been half-broken (D-Bus!), and it continues be half-broken. gedit just won't save its settings, and that's it.