Bug#600365: [Fwd: Re: Bug#600365 closed by Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> (Bug#600365: fixed in libgksu 2.0.13~pre1-3)]

[Petr Salinger]

> $ gksu gnome-system-log
> kvm_open: kvm_nlist: No such file or directory
> No protocol specified
>
> (gnome-system-log:4168): gnome-system-log-CRITICAL **: Unable to parse
> arguments: Cannot open display:
> LibGTop-Server: pid 4184 received eof.
> $ echo $?
> 1

Does "gksu id" work for you ?

Please can you try whether "xhost +local:" before "gksu gnome-system-log" 
does help for you ?

Cheers

 	Petr