when i try to run yast from the command line and run online update i get this error message: kdesu: cannot connect to X server the box started as a sles 8 box and was upgraded to sles 9. here are a few things that might be helpful in figuring this out. ------- dss-cs99la31:~ # SPident Summary: numbers of packages (for partially installed ServicePacks): ServicePack conflict inst upd avail UnitedLinux-1.0-i386 2 0 0 888 UnitedLinux-1.0-Developer-i386 2 0 5 887 UnitedLinux-1.0-i386-SP2 1 0 0 160 UnitedLinux-1.0-i386-SP2a 1 0 0 166 UnitedLinux-1.0-i386-SP3 2 0 1 278 SLES-9-i386 9 274 5 1486 SLES-9-i386-SP1 41 134 27 481 CONCLUSION: No supported Product/ServicePack found at all! dss-cs99la31:~ # dss-cs99la31:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) VERSION =3D 9 dss-cs99la31:~ # dss-cs99la31:~ # echo $DISPLAY dss-cs99la31:~ # sux - sux: Missing DISPLAY variable dss-cs99la31:~ # xhost + xhost: unable to open display "" dss-cs99la31:~ # yast dss-cs99la31:~ # ------------ thanks for anyone who can provide me w/ some assistance. rn