To quote William Leese <wleese@europe.nl.com>, # i was. # tried: # # $ xhost +local: # # but it gives the same error. In order for 'xhost' to work, you have to be the user who started to X session; so: david@localhost# xhost +local david@localhost# su Password: root@localhost# make xconfig Try that :) David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)