Re: Running remote X apps
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 11:19:20AM -0700, Jason Majors wrote:
> Check your /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc file.
> If it has a line that contains "-nolisten tcp", remove that chunk.
>
No go. I changed that line and restarted X. Hell I even rebooted and no
luck. Same responses.
/Duncan
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 11:14:44AM -0700, Duncan Watson scribbled...
> > I am having problems running apps on other machines that need to use my
> > display. I suspect that X is not configured to listen to the right kind
> > of sockets or something.
> >
> > Here is the scenerio, my machine name is pandora, ip 10.1.2.1. I telnet
> > into bravado (another linux machine) and check my DISPLAY. I set it via:
> > setenv DISPLAY 10.1.2.1:0.0
> >
> > I then run "xterm &" on bravado. I get an error message
> > "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm Xt error: Can't open display: 10.1.2.1:0.0"
> >
> > I have tried "xhost +bravado", no luck. I also tried "xhost +" as well on
> > my local machine. No luck. I used xauth as well.
> > on pandora: xauth extract file $DISPLAY
> > on bravado: xauth merge file
> >
> > I am obviously missing something basic. Can you help me?
> >
> > TIA,
> > /Duncan
> >
> > Oh BTW: the solution needs to work for generic unix boxen. I am working
> > with a number of solaris and sco boxen that I don't have admin control on.
> > The linux box above is for testing. My local box is of course Debian
> > linux.
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