on Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 07:51:26PM +0100, Kim De Smaele ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> On 29 november 2001 tom schuetz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> I can run X windows just fine, and when I run xterm from the command line, >> no problem. >> >> When I run xterm from any point-n-click menu, I get the xterm, and it says: >> >> X: user not authorized, aborting. >> >> ..then it proceeds to work just fine. This is a new behavior. >> >> Has anyone seen this before? >>
> try in a sepperated xterm "xhost + " ***DON'T*** xhost + is grossly insecure and opens your session up to anyone who can access your system. It should *not* be used under *any* conditions unless you're willing to explain in great length to me why you're justified in using it (at which point I continue to reserve the right to disagree strongly). If the situation repeats for all X apps, you've got a problem Otherwise, you're strongly advised to look at your X session error messages in /var/XFree86.<number>.log or ~/.xsession-errors. Post error message output to list. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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