From a root konsole I can't launch x apps: # kwikdisk kwikdisk: cannot connect to X server but: # xhost +localhost xhost: unable to open display "" ? -- Stephen If your desktop gets out of control easily, you probably have too much stuff on it that doesn't need to be there. Donna Smallin, "Unclutter Your Home"
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:02, Stephen Boulet wrote:
From a root konsole I can't launch x apps:
# kwikdisk kwikdisk: cannot connect to X server
but:
# xhost +localhost xhost: unable to open display ""
?
Hi, If your x session is non-root, then you need to do the "xhost +" as that user :) Cheers, L
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 11:02, Stephen Boulet wrote:
From a root konsole I can't launch x apps:
# kwikdisk kwikdisk: cannot connect to X server
but:
# xhost +localhost xhost: unable to open display ""
?
Hi Stephan, If you can slove this one I would also really like to know how. It works if you open a user shell and ssh root@hostname but not if you su -
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Stephen
If your desktop gets out of control easily, you probably have too much stuff on it that doesn't need to be there. Donna Smallin, "Unclutter Your Home"
-- -- Chadley Wilson Production Line Supervisor Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:42, Chadley Wilson wrote:
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 11:02, Stephen Boulet wrote:
From a root konsole I can't launch x apps:
# kwikdisk kwikdisk: cannot connect to X server
but:
# xhost +localhost xhost: unable to open display ""
?
Hi Stephan, If you can slove this one I would also really like to know how. It works if you open a user shell and ssh root@hostname but not if you su - From what I've seen, if you open a shell with "su -", you need to manually export the display: $ xhost + $ su - # export DISPLAY=:0
for more details on DISPLAY environment variable, you can consult the X manual :). On desktops is :0 (or localhost:0.0) most times. Cheers, L
On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 12:02, Stephen Boulet wrote:
From a root konsole I can't launch x apps:
From a root shell
xhost+ kwikdisk
From a non-root shell
sux -c kwikdisk David -- Registered Linux User No 207521 at The Linux Counter http://counter.li.org/ “The above is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect that of the little voices in my head.”
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