On 01.03.07 13:09, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > Pardon my ignorance on the subject: flow of X connections etc > > The problem is -- the user logs in into a remote system via ssh with X > forwarding and gets assigned DISPLAY=:13.0.
Sorry I don't understand - what do you mean "gets assigned"? the DISPLAY variable is createx by X server, when the X server, when it allocates the port. child processes inherit the variable, they do not set it. When you log elsewhere via SSH with X forwarding, ssh should allocate proper socket and set DISPLAY to it > The problem is that he > doesn't get authority over :13 since :13 is occupied by another user > running VNC :13 (which seems to be also not fully functional). So I am > wondering what in the system keeps track and informs on available > displays to be used? > > clearly there is a process occupying 6013 port (for :13) > Xvnc4 11990 cat 0u IPv4 107557584 TCP *:6013 (LISTEN) > > so it must be that there is some list which got screwed up and provides > errorness numbers > > P.S. Please CC me -- I am not on the list set up your MTA to send Mail-Followup-To: header when posting to the list... -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. "The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better', so I bought a Macintosh". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
