On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:01:48 -0500
jeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I have a question for the list, what do I need to send x via ssh to my
> 
> windows box?

cygwin with XFree86

> 
> I have a Mandrake 10 server running ssh and x, on my windows xp box, I
> 
> am running putty with x11 forwarding on.  However, I login fine but
> when I launch x as a normal user I get :
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] jebba]$ startx
> Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
> Perhaps you do not have console ownership?xinit:  Server error.
> 
> 
> But, when I log in as root, and start x.  It runs on the server.
> 
> Hopefully this makes sense?  I am still very new to linux.  What I'm a
> 
> doing wrong?
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> 
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> 


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Guy Rouillier

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