Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
Liam O'Toole wrote: > I think something is broken in the terminal emulator. > > You are able to launch gnome-terminal itself > (presumably from the menu or the Alt-F2 dialog), Yes gnome-terminal menu // Alt-F2 lxterminal desktop icon // Alt-F2 xterm . desktop icon // Alt-F2 > but then something within that environment > is causing your problem. > > I suggest you try launching from xterm. > xterm no change, display problem persists $ xdpyinfo unable to open display "0:0" There is no problem launching X applications from the gnome menu, desktop icons, or Alt-F2 Attempts to launch X apps from either of 3 different terminal apps fails -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j0fqd3$md2$1...@dont-email.me
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
On 2011-07-22, Cousin Stanley wrote: > > Liam O'Toole wrote > >>> gdm should create .Xauthority for you, >>> without the need to manually do the xauth stuff. > > That's what I thought too > after reading the xauth man page > >"Normally xauth is not used > to create the authority file entry > in the first place; the program > that starts the X Server > ( often xdm or startx ) does that." > > However, testing in this particular context > doesn't provide either a new .Xauthority > file if one doesn't exist in my home dir > and doesn't provide an entry in an emply > .Xauthority file if I first create one > via touch > > I just re-tested to make sure > > o delete ~/.Xautority > o reboot or logout to restart X no difference > o A new .Xauthority file is not created > o No entries are added > to an empty .Xauthority file > > However, with an empty .Xauthority file > there is no invalid-magic-cookie message, > but disply // X server connection problems > > $ xdpyinfo > No protocol specified > unable to open display ":0.0" > > $ opera > No protocol specified > cannot connect to X server :0.0 > Connection refused > > $ gimp > > No protocol specified > Cannot open display > >>> You are talking about starting applications f >>> from a terminal emulator such as gnome-terminal, >>> and not from the console, right ? > > Right. > > The tests I just listed above > were done using gnome terminal > > If I now manually use xauth > to add the magic cookies into > an emplty .Xauthority file, > then they float up as invalid > whenever I try to start programs > as above I think something is broken in the terminal emulator. You are able to launch gnome-terminal itself (presumably from the menu or the Alt-F2 dialog), but then something within that environment is causing your problem. I suggest you try launching from xterm. If it works there, compare the output of the 'env' command in the two terminals. > > Perhaps if the X server display problem > is first straightened out then the xauth > magic cookie problem will fall into place > > Perhaps not > > Thanks a lot for the help and feedback > > I really appreciate it > No problem. Hope it helps. -- Liam O'Toole Cork, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj2l88r.5p0.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
Liam O'Toole wrote >> gdm should create .Xauthority for you, >> without the need to manually do the xauth stuff. That's what I thought too after reading the xauth man page "Normally xauth is not used to create the authority file entry in the first place; the program that starts the X Server ( often xdm or startx ) does that." However, testing in this particular context doesn't provide either a new .Xauthority file if one doesn't exist in my home dir and doesn't provide an entry in an emply .Xauthority file if I first create one via touch I just re-tested to make sure o delete ~/.Xautority o reboot or logout to restart X no difference o A new .Xauthority file is not created o No entries are added to an empty .Xauthority file However, with an empty .Xauthority file there is no invalid-magic-cookie message, but disply // X server connection problems $ xdpyinfo No protocol specified unable to open display ":0.0" $ opera No protocol specified cannot connect to X server :0.0 Connection refused $ gimp No protocol specified Cannot open display >> You are talking about starting applications f >> from a terminal emulator such as gnome-terminal, >> and not from the console, right ? Right. The tests I just listed above were done using gnome terminal If I now manually use xauth to add the magic cookies into an emplty .Xauthority file, then they float up as invalid whenever I try to start programs as above Perhaps if the X server display problem is first straightened out then the xauth magic cookie problem will fall into place Perhaps not Thanks a lot for the help and feedback I really appreciate it -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j0bt22$9o4$1...@dont-email.me
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
Liam O'Toole wrote: > That strongly suggests that the problem lies within the sid guest. > > How do you start X there? Usually one would use startx or a display manager, > launch a terminal within the session, and launch programs from the > terminal at will. I'm using gnome 2.30.2 and login through a gui so X must be started via gdm I've had this vbox sid guest on the same host for over 2 years and have had a few expected odd problems with sid that have eventually been fixed Until about a month ago I could always launch programs from the terminal at will until this invalid magic cookie problem began -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j03r8b$f5e$1...@dont-email.me
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
On 2011-07-18, Cousin Stanley wrote: > > Cousin Stanley wrote : > >>> Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12 >>> debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having >>> invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do >>> anything X related from a terminal > > Liam O'Toole replied : > >> Are you running applications >> entirely within the Virtual Box guest ? > > Yes, just using it as a test-bed for sid > and for a few packages that are not in squeeze. > >> Or trying to forward output >> to the host display ? > > No, although I might want to try that > in the future > > > I can ssh & scp from the sid guest > to the squeeze host > > However, if I ssh -Y to the squeeze host > I get the invalid magic cookie message > the same as only trying to start a local > X program from the terminal in the sid guest > > X forwarding is enabled in the squeeze host, > and I can ssh -Y into the host > from ArchLinux and Ubuntu guests > also under VirtualBox on the same host > without problems > > That strongly suggests that the problem lies within the sid guest. How do you start X there? Usually one would use startx or a display manager, launch a terminal within the session, and launch programs from the terminal at will. -- Liam O'Toole Cork, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj2aekv.5p0.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
Cousin Stanley wrote : >> Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12 >> debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having >> invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do >> anything X related from a terminal Liam O'Toole replied : > Are you running applications > entirely within the Virtual Box guest ? Yes, just using it as a test-bed for sid and for a few packages that are not in squeeze. > Or trying to forward output > to the host display ? No, although I might want to try that in the future I can ssh & scp from the sid guest to the squeeze host However, if I ssh -Y to the squeeze host I get the invalid magic cookie message the same as only trying to start a local X program from the terminal in the sid guest X forwarding is enabled in the squeeze host, and I can ssh -Y into the host from ArchLinux and Ubuntu guests also under VirtualBox on the same host without problems -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j02asc$b22$1...@dont-email.me
Re: vbox sid invalid mcookie
On 2011-07-17, Cousin Stanley wrote: > > Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12 > debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having > invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do > anything X related from a terminal (...) Are you running applications entirely within the Virtual Box guest? Or trying to forward output to the host display? Or something else? -- Liam O'Toole Cork, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj295ld.5p0.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
vbox sid invalid mcookie
Using a debian squeeze host for a Virtual Box 4.0.12 debian sid guest, about a month ago I started having invalid magic cookie problems when trying to do anything X related from a terminal I think it started after updating xorg in the sid guest, but I don't know that for sure Outside of the console/terminal everything X-wise is ok using gnome as the desktop environment Following is a script session with the prompts edited out to try and illustrate the problem # -- $ echo $DISPLAY :0.0 $ echo $XAUTHORITY /home/sk/.Xauthority $ l .Xauthority -rw--- 1 sk sk 0 2011-07-17 15:20 .Xauthority $ xauth list $ xauth add :0 . `mcookie` $ xauth list vbsid/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0f86d72c52f6ec2871ea910f4ea88f34 $ xdpyinfo Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxdpyinfo: unable to open display ":0.0". $ opera Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyopera: cannot connect to X server :0.0. Error: Connection refused # -- I have found similar problems via google but haven't been able to sort this out Any help would be greatly appreciated This vbox sid guest is not critical for me but only for testing -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ivvr3s$hpu$1...@dont-email.me
