Re: Starting xconsole R6
>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Early <sde1000@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> writes:
Stephen> On Mon, 26 Feb 1996, Robert Kantor wrote:
>> I am having a problem bringing up any Xclient applications.
>> Upon start up, XDM appears to start without any problems. When
>> I try and execute 'Xconsole' I get a message 'Error: can't open
>> display'. I have tried reconfiguring a multiple of ways
>> without any success.
Stephen> You haven't made it clear exactly what happens. This is
Stephen> my interpretation of your description:
Stephen> When you start xdm, the X server starts and the login
Stephen> window is displayed. When you enter your username and
Stephen> password, the login window disappears and an xterm with a
Stephen> shell starts. When you type 'xconsole' at this shell, you
Stephen> get the error you mentioned.
Stephen> Is this correct?
Stephen> Steve Early sde1000@cam.ac.uk
I wonder if you've set the DISPLAY variable? See if /etc/profile or
~/.profile (aka ~/.bash_profile) has 'export DISPLAY=:0.0' in it.
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bittersweet:~# export DISPLAY=:0.0
bittersweet:~# emacs
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
emacs: Cannot connect to X server :0.0.
Check the DISPLAY environment variable or use `-d'.
Also use the `xhost' program to verify that it is set to permit
connections from your machine.
bittersweet:~# unset DISPLAY
bittersweet:~# xconsole
Error: Can't open display:
bittersweet:~# export DISPLAY=:0.0
bittersweet:~# xconsole
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
Error: Can't open display: :0.0
bittersweet:~#
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I did this in an xterm with a 'su -login' in it. Root has no DISPLAY
set initially, and also, xhost has not been told to authorize root's
programs to display on karlheg's X display.
Try: $ xman
You can also find out a lot by looking for X windows on the WWW.
<karlheg@teleport.com> Portland, Oregon, USA Linux 1.2.13 ELF
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