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Re: XFree86 4.2 bug in Debian Testing



This one time, at band camp, Steve Johnson said:
> No, but I have noticed when i open an xterm, su to root and run
> vi(vim-gtk), whenever I quit vi, i get this.
> 
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> myhost:#
> 
> Probably not related, but it seems weird to me, cause it only does this
> in vi, and vi shouldn't be connecting to the xterminal, or it it?

Well, vim-gtk does.  It's an X app (hence the -gtk).  X in debian by
default won't allow this.  You can either use sudo, or set up X to allow
it.
Steve

-- 
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
		-- Albert Einstein

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