On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 12:21:07PM +1000, Brendan J Simon wrote: > > > steve thompson wrote: > > >I am trying to get cd writing working on a Fujitsu > >Lifebook P-2040, which has an internal removal > >cd-rw/dvdrom. > > > >First, does anyone recommend any particular cd burning > >software? > > > >I installed xcdroast, but have not been able to set it > >up so far. If I try as user, it says I must set it up > >as root. But as root I get the following message: > > > > > ># xcdroast > >Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > >Xlib: Invalid XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 key (failed key > >comparison) > >Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 > > > Can you run other X applications as root. Try something simple like > "xeyes" or "xlogo". It this doesn't work then it is an authentication > problem. My guess that you logged on as an ordinary user (as you > should) and then used "su" to gain superuser access from a shell. If > you type "xhost +" or "xhost localhost" in any user shell, this should > give you the access you need. It tells the X server that any one from > the localhost can connect to it. Note that "xhost +" is a much greater > security risk as any user from any host can connect. There are probably > more secure ways of doing this but I don't know what they are. >
A good start. You might find you need to set 'export DISPLAY=:0' so root knows which display to use. -- /__ \_|\/ /\ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
