>
> I installed the smail package and related files. How can I be sure
> this is being used and not sendmail? Also when I su to root from a
> user account and try to run an X program I get the following message:
>
> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>
> Initialization error: X server not responding
> : ":0.0"
>
>
You need to xauth as root.
Before you do su
Issue the command
xauth list
This will return a list of authorizations keys
It will look like this
xxxx.test.org:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 1a312419999999988bbd456213456112
xxxx/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 1a312419999999988bbd456213456112
find the one for you machine that is not trailing by unix:0.0
Do the su
As root issue
Make sure your display variable is correct, then issue
xauth add xxxx.test.org:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 1a312419999999988bbd456213456112
where the argument came from the previous xauth list.
A correctly configured ssh can eliminate the need for this. I have seen it
work but I currently have having trouble with my ssh configuration, so I have
been using this workaround.
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Michael Procario EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Physics PHONE: 412/268-3887
Carnegie Mellon University
"Another casualty of applied metaphysics"
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