Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12 debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do anything X related from a terminal ....
I think it started after updating xorg in the sid guest, but I don't know that for sure .... Outside of the console/terminal everything X-wise is ok using gnome as the desktop environment .... Following is a script session with the prompts edited out to try and illustrate the problem .... # -------------------------------------------------------------- $ echo $DISPLAY :0.0 $ echo $XAUTHORITY /home/sk/.Xauthority $ l .Xauthority -rw------- 1 sk sk 0 2011-07-17 15:20 .Xauthority $ xauth list $ xauth add :0 . `mcookie` $ xauth list vbsid/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0f86d72c52f6ec2871ea910f4ea88f34 $ xdpyinfo Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxdpyinfo: unable to open display ":0.0". $ opera Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyopera: cannot connect to X server :0.0. Error: Connection refused # -------------------------------------------------------------- I have found similar problems via google but haven't been able to sort this out .... Any help would be greatly appreciated .... This vbox sid guest is not critical for me but only for testing .... -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ivvr3s$hpu$1...@dont-email.me
