On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 01:17:18PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: > Hello Debian users, > > I was wondering how I can fix this problem regarding the root user and X. > Normally, I log into the machine as a regular user then use the su command > to become root. Whenever I need to utilize X(xmms, emacs), I get an error > stating the following: > ============================================== > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by the server > Xlib: client is not authorized to connect to Server > emacs: Cannot connect to X server :0.0 > Check the DISPLAT environment variable or use `-d' > Also use the xhost program to verify that it is set to permit connections > fro your machine > ==============================================
Your X server is refusing any connection from clients as long as
authentication is enabled. Disable by 'xhost +'. Or as root, copy over
the .Xauthority file from the users home directory. Cookies are stored
in that file, without which, access to the X server is not allowed.
Don't forget to set the DISPLAY varible 'export DISPLAY=:0.0'.
For more info, read the Remote-X-Apps-HOWTO at linuxdocs.org.
Regards, Willi
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