Yes, thanks for the concern regarding root, I was doing so for test purposes only.
:/usr/bin$ xhost local:root

non-network local connections being added to access control list
:/usr/bin$ /usr/bin/vidalia

(process:1341): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
An AppArmor policy prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, 0 matched rules; type="method_call", sender="(null)" (inactive) interface="org.freedesktop.DBus" member="Hello" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.DBus" (bus)

(<unknown>:1341): GLib-GIO-ERROR **: No GSettings schemas are installed on the system
Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)