https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465955 User volker.barth@ltm.uni-erlangen.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465955#c9 --- Comment #9 from Volker Barth <volker.barth@ltm.uni-erlangen.de> 2009-01-26 08:04:04 MST --- (In reply to comment #8)
Apparently the file exists, but it is not writable. This is what is tested in source code of xauth right before printing this message. Sounds very likely like an issue related to NFS/LDAP.
I think I finally found a solution for the NFS/ssh problem on the web: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/269954 One modification is needed for openSuSE, hence I get the following (no problems opening windows since over a week). adding in .bashrc: --- snip --- if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] ; then export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority-$HOSTNAME fi --- snap --- adding in .ssh/rc: --- snip --- if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ] ; then if read proto cookie ; then case "$DISPLAY" in localhost:*) /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f $HOME/.Xauthority-$HOSTNAME add unix:$(echo $DISPLAY | cut -c11-) $proto $cookie ;; *) /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f $HOME/.Xauthority-$HOSTNAME add $DISPLAY $proto $cookie ;; esac fi fi --- snap --- -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.