On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 10:40:19AM -0900, Adam Shand wrote:
>
> > /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to open tmp file "/home/paul/.Xauthority-n"
> > /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to write authority file /home/paul/.Xauthority-n
> >
> > Is this potentially a permission problem? What should they be?
>
> i
> /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to open tmp file "/home/paul/.Xauthority-n"
> /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to write authority file /home/paul/.Xauthority-n
>
> Is this potentially a permission problem? What should they be?
i believe i just read a message in debian-user about there being a problem
> /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to open tmp file "/tmp/Xauthef4473-n"
> /usr/bin/X11/xauth: unable to write authority file /tmp/Xauthef4473-n
>
> and X11 forwarding does not work. This file (Xauthef4473-n) exists and has
> the following
> permissions:
> -rw---1 myname users
>
> Any id
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I wish to thank all the responces which I received on my Xauthority problem. I
>went looking for 'ssh' when I read it in the thread, but wasn't able to find
>it in any package (bo system). Of note, I use the default 'bash' shell and
>chec
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wish to thank all the responces which I received on my Xauthority problem. I
> went looking for 'ssh' when I read it in the thread, but wasn't able to find
> it in any package (bo system). Of note, I use the default 'bash' shell and
> checked the va
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wish to thank all the responces which I received on my Xauthority problem. I
> went looking for 'ssh' when I read it in the thread, but wasn't able to find
> it in any package (bo system). Of note, I use the default 'bash' shell and
> checked the va
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wish to thank all the responces which I received on my Xauthority problem. I
> went looking for 'ssh' when I read it in the thread, but wasn't able to find
> it in any package (bo system). Of note, I use the default 'bash' shell and
> checked the v
I wish to thank all the responces which I received on my Xauthority problem. I
went looking for 'ssh' when I read it in the thread, but wasn't able to find
it in any package (bo system). Of note, I use the default 'bash' shell and
checked the variables (as suggested) :
XAUTHORITY=~/.Xauthority
I
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> "Jens B. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Sir you are missing the point. Stop confusing the guy.
>
> Assuming, of course, that root never uses the xauth command.
I already got a mail from Jens containing phrases like "good point"
"Jens B. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
>
> > Don't do that. The minute root writes to that file (when root logs in to X
> > or uses the xauth command), it becomes owned by root and the user can't
> > log in to X anymore.
> >
> > What you could do is using ssh. Th
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> Sir you are missing the point. Stop confusing the guy. What you're
> saying is based upon an assumption that this trick would be used
> whenever root logged in. Now why would that be necessary? If you log
> into xdm as root you won't *need* to futz w
Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
>
> > Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> >
> > > The solution is, of course:
> > >
> > > XAUTHORITY="${HOME}/.Xauthority"
> > > (AFAIK, $HOME is already set when /etc/profile is run)
> > >
> > > But this is the default location. I think
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
>
> > The solution is, of course:
> >
> > XAUTHORITY="${HOME}/.Xauthority"
> > (AFAIK, $HOME is already set when /etc/profile is run)
> >
> > But this is the default location. I think it is better to not set the
> > variable a
Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
>
> > Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> >
> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >I've chased this one for a while. Martin Bialasinski tried to help via
> > > >private
> > > >email, but nei
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
>
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >I've chased this one for a while. Martin Bialasinski tried to help via
> > >private
> > >email, but neither of us could figure out what is wron
Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I've chased this one for a while. Martin Bialasinski tried to help via
> >private
> >email, but neither of us could figure out what is wrong.
>
> >open("~/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've chased this one for a while. Martin Bialasinski tried to help via private
>email, but neither of us could figure out what is wrong.
>open("~/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
>access("~/.Xauthor
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