check /etc/ssh/sshd_config there is a line that says
grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config ~ PermitRootLogin no change that grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config ~ PermitRootLogin yes * Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060209 15:31]: > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:31:33 -0500 (EST) > From: Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Eric Ekong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > --- Eric Ekong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > try ssh -X -C -l root localhost as the normal user of X > > then run the program > > > > Eric > > * Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060209 15:00]: > > > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:00:54 -0500 (EST) > > > From: Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > > Subject: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > > > > Hello, I am running FreeBSD 5.4 with the Fluxbox window manager. I > > have > > > installed a MySQL GUI but I cannot run it as root: > > > > > > (mysql-administrator-bin:814): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > > > > I logged in locally as a non-privileged user (who can open the > > program) > > > and su'd to root. I then set my DISPLAY variable: > > > > > > # DISPLAY=LOCALHOST:0.0 > > > > > > Here are the programs (mysql-administrator calls > > mysql-administrator-bin): > > > > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 546B Feb 8 03:10 > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/mysql-administrator > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2.3M Feb 8 03:10 > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/mysql-administrator-bin > > > > > > What should I do? > > I tried the X11 forwarding but my password for root is not being accepted. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca -- ======================================================= Eric I. Ekong [EMAIL PROTECTED] FreeBSD - The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD http://freebsd.kde.org ======================================================= Laws of Serendipity: (1) In order to discover anything, you must be looking for something. (2) If you wish to make an improved product, you must already be engaged in making an inferior one. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
