vbox sid invalid mcookie
Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12
debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having
invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do
anything X related from a terminal ....
I think it started after updating xorg in the sid guest,
but I don't know that for sure ....
Outside of the console/terminal everything X-wise
is ok using gnome as the desktop environment ....
Following is a script session
with the prompts edited out
to try and illustrate the problem ....
# --------------------------------------------------------------
$ echo $DISPLAY
:0.0
$ echo $XAUTHORITY
/home/sk/.Xauthority
$ l .Xauthority
-rw------- 1 sk sk 0 2011-07-17 15:20 .Xauthority
$ xauth list
$ xauth add :0 . `mcookie`
$ xauth list
vbsid/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0f86d72c52f6ec2871ea910f4ea88f34
$ xdpyinfo
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxdpyinfo:
unable to open display ":0.0".
$ opera
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyopera:
cannot connect to X server :0.0. Error: Connection refused
# --------------------------------------------------------------
I have found similar problems via google
but haven't been able to sort this out ....
Any help would be greatly appreciated ....
This vbox sid guest is not critical for me
but only for testing ....
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Stanley C. Kitching
Human Being
Phoenix, Arizona
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