So without xhost you get XOpenDisplay(NULL) = NULL
This is usually what happens if you do DISPLAY= ltrace xdpyinfo However, $DISPLAY is correct here. Can you test whether "xauth list" and "sudo xauth list" show the same values, or if the ones from sudo xauth are missing? -- X applications won't run under sudo https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370607 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs