On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 12:00:49PM -0500, WeiQuan Tian wrote:
-> 
->  Dear All:
-> 
->   Question about X display:
-> 
->   With LM6.0, I can't use xterm from a remote server ( SGI octance or
-> another) for an application (actually a graphic program). Usually X sever
-> in LM is automatically started upon booting of computer. Once I used xterm
-> command throhgh a remote computer( it doesn't matter which computer I
-> chosed as sever-octane or PCs with X-sever), or use xterm command
-> under LM in remote sever, the error message is:
-> 
->  xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
-> 
->  Any suggestion?

On the server machine (the one on which you want to display), have you
told it it may display clients on the client machine? "xhosts foo" to
allow the machine you tupe that on to display for machine foo.

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