On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Matt Gushee wrote:
+ Havoc Pennington writes:
+
+ > Matt Gushee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
+ > > GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to: No such user 500.
+ >
+ > Well, it looks like your user ID doesn't exist. I'm not sure how you
+ > managed that though. :-)
+
+ Yes, it *looks* that way. But it isn't true. I have verified that 500
+ certainly is my numerical uid.
+
+ Besides, I think the X io error is the critical one.
Well, yes, it is. But it's distinctly possible that the io error is caused
because of the uid error. If somehow the X client isn't getting your identity
right, the server would probably refuse to let you connect.
One workaround you might try is to give the command:
xhost localhost
This will allow any client running on your local machine to connect without
regard to uid. It is a security breech, but if your not worried about malicious
hackers breaking in to your system, it's no big deal.
Hope that helps,
-M. D. Krauss
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