> When I start X Windows, using the KDE window manager, I change to root
> (with su - )
> for administrative tasks. However I seem unable to run X window
> applications.
>
> Whatever X application I try to run, I inevitably get a message similar
> to "... unable to open display".
Try this. W
Sam,
SamBozo Debian User wrote:
> Pardon me I'm a newbie here so this may not be what you are looking for.
>
> ALT-F2 (any number from 2-6)
> login as root (or as user then su to root)
> start x -- :1
>
>
> Hope that works for you.
>
... not exactly, but having a second X server running seems
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:46:35AM +1000, James Sinnamon wrote:
>
>
>
> Martin,
>
> Thank you for your suggestion ...
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > By default the Xserver doesn't listen to the tcp port (for security
> > reasons) and I'll guess thats the reason for your problem. I've added the
> > follo
You need to set your DISPLAY=host:0.0 env var. You may also have to use
xhost to allow permisions to open the display.
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, James Sinnamon wrote:
> Dear Debian user's,
>
> My apologies for a question that should have been answered over and over
> again on this
> list (I have sea
To quote James Sinnamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# My apologies for a question that should have been answered over and
over
# again on this
No problem at all :) But check the archives next time. Since you have a
specific string to seach for("Can't open display"), a search would
provide good results.
Martin,
Thank you for your suggestion ...
> Hi,
>
> By default the Xserver doesn't listen to the tcp port (for security
> reasons) and I'll guess thats the reason for your problem. I've added the
> following few lines to the /root/.bashrc file:
>
>if [ ! "$LOGNAME" = "root" ] ; then
>
On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 02:43:13PM +0200, Martin Fluch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> By default the Xserver doesn't listen to the tcp port (for security
> reasons) and I'll guess thats the reason for your problem. I've added the
> following few lines to the /root/.bashrc file:
>
>if [ ! "$LOGNAME" = "root
Hi,
By default the Xserver doesn't listen to the tcp port (for security
reasons) and I'll guess thats the reason for your problem. I've added the
following few lines to the /root/.bashrc file:
if [ ! "$LOGNAME" = "root" ] ; then
export XAUTHORITY=/home/$LOGNAME/.Xauthority
fi
This
Dear Debian user's,
My apologies for a question that should have been answered over and over
again on this
list (I have searced but not been able to find an answer), or if I am
on the wrong list.
When I start X Windows, using the KDE window manager, I change to root
(with su - )
for administrat
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