I'm getting the following error when I try to launch programs as a normal user: veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> ./thunderbird Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client! (thunderbird-bin:4886): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: This is my wife's account on the machine. I was setting up her environment and installing thunderbird and firefox. Neither would launch and running from the shell gave the above output. We belong to the same groups with the exception of wheel. I'm confused as to why she can't obtain XDM authorization. Any clues? Thanks. -- Trey Sizemore trey@fastmail.fm
On Monday 21 June 2004 02.55, Trey Sizemore wrote:
I'm getting the following error when I try to launch programs as a normal user:
veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> ./thunderbird Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client!
(thunderbird-bin:4886): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
This is my wife's account on the machine. I was setting up her environment and installing thunderbird and firefox. Neither would launch and running from the shell gave the above output. We belong to the same groups with the exception of wheel. I'm confused as to why she can't obtain XDM authorization.
Any clues?
Yeah, it's a problem in those two programs in that they seem to be trying to open two windows at the same time and doing it the wrong way. It only happens the first time you start it, the problem seems to be with the "import settings" dialog If you look at the threads of a few days ago, you'll see that someone came up with a solution, which was to turn off X authorisation the first time you run it. The next time you run it it will work even with authorisation on. So xhost +inet:localhost firefox exit firefox xhost -inet:localhost firefox will work
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:01:28 +0200, "Anders Johansson"
Yeah, it's a problem in those two programs in that they seem to be trying to open two windows at the same time and doing it the wrong way. It only happens the first time you start it, the problem seems to be with the "import settings" dialog
If you look at the threads of a few days ago, you'll see that someone came up with a solution, which was to turn off X authorisation the first time you run it. The next time you run it it will work even with authorisation on. So
xhost +inet:localhost firefox exit firefox xhost -inet:localhost firefox
will work
Hmmm...tried that and I'm still getting the same error: veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> xhost +inet:localhost localhost being added to access control list veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> ./thunderbird Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client! (thunderbird-bin:5470): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: Is there something else that could be tried? Thanks. -- Trey Sizemore trey@fastmail.fm
On Monday 21 June 2004 03.44, Trey Sizemore wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:01:28 +0200, "Anders Johansson"
said: Yeah, it's a problem in those two programs in that they seem to be trying to open two windows at the same time and doing it the wrong way. It only happens the first time you start it, the problem seems to be with the "import settings" dialog
If you look at the threads of a few days ago, you'll see that someone came up with a solution, which was to turn off X authorisation the first time you run it. The next time you run it it will work even with authorisation on. So
xhost +inet:localhost firefox exit firefox xhost -inet:localhost firefox
will work
Hmmm...tried that and I'm still getting the same error:
veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> xhost +inet:localhost localhost being added to access control list veronica@linux:~/thunderbird> ./thunderbird Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client!
Something didn't work. It shouldn't look at authorisation at all after the above xhost command
(thunderbird-bin:5470): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
Is there something else that could be tried?
Try turning authorisation off completely with xhost + After you've run it once, you can turn auth back on with xhost -
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:47:04 +0200
Anders Johansson
Try turning authorisation off completely with
xhost +
After you've run it once, you can turn auth back on with
xhost -
That did it. Thanks, Anders. -- Cheers, Trey There is a Massachusetts law requiring all dogs to have their hind legs tied during the month of April. Linux linux 2.6.5-17.14-default #1 Tue May 18 14:09:50 UTC 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 10:19pm up 4:12, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.30, 0.36
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