An unnamed Administration source, Bill Campbell, wrote: % On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 03:12:19PM -0700, Collins Richey wrote: % >I'm trying to install OpenOffice, and the script always dies "unabble to % >access the X server" - any clues? % > % >I've done "xhost +localhost" and even "xhost +", but no dice. % % Try ``xterm -l root -e slogin localhost'' or ``ssh -f -l root xterm''. % This should give you root access with the proper X capabilities. You may % have to edit the ssh_config and sshd_config files to turn X11 forwarding % on.
That's how I do it at work. % I find it far easier to run X clients with ssh than dealing with the % $DISPLAY variable and xhosts, not to mention more secure (as if X without % ssh were at all secure :-). Duh. :-) Kurt -- Demographic polls show that you have lost credibility across the board. Especially with those 14 year-old Valley girls. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
