[rhn-users] Re: Xlib connection

[Hiren Joshi]

Are you logging in as root then su - oracle?

Have you tried logging in as oracle from the login prompt? (I think root 
for some reason doesn't want to give up it's xhost.)



Larry D Sorensen wrote:
> xclock works as my root user but not as my oracle user. I get 
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> Error: Can't open display :0.0
> 
> When I try to do "xhost +oracle at cronos.workgroup.com" it gives me a
> failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation).
> 
> I can just do a "xhost +" for everything and that works, but I am having
> trouble adding individual users.
> 
> Larry
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:06:58 +0000 Hiren Joshi <josh at dcs.qmul.ac.uk>
> writes:
>> xclock or xconsole should pop up a window if it works.
>>
>> I'm off for the evening, good luck and let me know how it goes.
>>
>> Josh.
>>
>> Larry D Sorensen wrote:
>>> Is there a simple test to do to see if I can open an xwindow 
>> without
>>> running my installation program?
>>>
>>> Larry
>>> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:30:52 +0000 Hiren Joshi 
>> <josh at dcs.qmul.ac.uk>
>>> writes:
>>>> Are you installing the app as root?
>>>>
>>>> How do you log into the system (ssh or are you sitting in front 
>> of 
>>>> the 
>>>> machine).
>>>>
>>>> If your installing the app as root (after 'su -' from a user) 
>> then 
>>>> as 
>>>> the user try: xhost +root
>>>> So that root has access to your display.
>>>>
>>>> If your sshing into the machine, have you tried: ssh -X 
>> root at host?
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Josh.
>>>>
>>>> Larry D Sorensen wrote:
>>>>> I am trying to install a product that needs to open an xwindow 
>> as 
>>>> part of
>>>>> the installation. I get the message
>>>>>
>>>>> "connection to ":0.0" refused by server. How do I go about 
>> making 
>>>> sure
>>>>> that the service is running and that the port is open and 
>>>> listening to
>>>>> start a session?
>>>>>
>>>>> Larry
>>>>>
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