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.)