Try running the command "/usr/bin/X11/xhost +" Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "santhosh" <santosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:14 PM Subject: Problems in setting display variable for X Windows server > > Hi , > I have some problems in setting the display variable for X windows. > Things were working fine when I wanted to change the hostname of my server. > I did all the necessary changes in the files: > 1. /etc/hosts > 2. /etc/sysconfig/network > 3. /proc/sys/kernel/hostname > 4. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts > > Then I wanted to revert back to my old settings, I undid all the changes. > Now the responses for few commands to set my display variable are like this; > > **************************************************************************** > ******************** > [root@localhost root]# echo $DSIPLAY > (blank) > [root@localhost root]# > > even after I give the command export DISPLAY=localhost:0 > **************************************************************************** > ******************** > [root@localhost root]#xterm > Xlib: connection to "localhost:0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > Warning: This program is an suid-root ... > > **************************************************************************** > ******************** > [root@localhost root]# xhost > Xlib: connection to "localhost:0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > xhost: unable to open display "localhost:0" > > **************************************************************************** > ******************** > [root@localhost root]# xinit > > Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock > and start again. > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > Please report problems to xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > giving up. > xinit: unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > [root@localhost root]# > **************************************************************************** > ******************** > > Though , I should say I am a newbie...to Linux environment, and much of an > application development guy.facing problems in displaying graphics in my > servlet. > > Please help me. > > Regards > Santhosh > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
