environment: Ubuntu 9.10 Eclipse eclipse-jee-galileo-SR2-linux-gtk When I login the ubuntu,and run the eclipse, it works. but when I changed to root user and then launch eclipse,there is an error occurs: (eclipse:5632): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (eclipse:5632): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (eclipse:5632): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_settings_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (eclipse:5632): Gtk-WARNING **: Screen for GtkWindow not set; you must always set a screen for a GtkWindow before using the window (eclipse:5632): Gtk-WARNING **: Screen for GtkWindow not set; you must always set a screen for a GtkWindow before using the window (eclipse:5632): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_display: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (eclipse:5632): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_get_pointer: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed (eclipse:5632): Gtk-WARNING **: Screen for GtkWindow not set; you must always set a screen for a GtkWindow before using the window (eclipse:5632): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_n_monitors: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (eclipse:5632): Gtk-WARNING **: Screen for GtkWindow not set; you must always set a screen for a GtkWindow before using the window (eclipse:5632): Gdk-CRITICAL **: get_monitor: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed Segmentation fault But when I login in Ubuntu as root, and run eclipse, it is ok. I changed to another non-root user,there is an error too. How to deal with this problem. I am looking forward to your reply. thanks.