First thing I'd suggest in triaging your admin account is moving aside ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, and ~/.xinitrc if you have any of those. Errors in those files are a frequent cause of trouble.
--Jeremy > On Feb 12, 2015, at 01:56, Nash, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jeremy, > > You hit the nail on the head. Upon created a new user account the first thing > I did was to execute xclock from the terminal. It appeared. I then ssh -X > into the HPC and loaded the required software. It appeared. > > Now all I need to do is work out why XQuartz doesn't work on the Admin > account. But at least I can still get back to doing work now :) > > Thanks > Anthony > > Dr Anthony Nash > Department of Chemistry > University College London > ________________________________________ > From: Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia [[email protected]] > Sent: 12 February 2015 06:46 > To: Nash, Anthony > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: XQuartz on Yosemite > > Try creating a new user account to see if it's maybe something in your > current user's configuration. > >> On Feb 11, 2015, at 22:27, Nash, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Just got up. Went through a complete uninstall of XQuartz, restarted the >> machine, tested everything to make sure it wasn't there. Nothing in top, >> nothing in the launcher, xclock gone, and $DISPLAY shows a blank line >> >> I then went through a reinstall using the 2.7.7. dmg package. No problem. >> Restarted the machine as per installation instructions. >> $Display >> -->/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9puGcCVaM8/org.macosforge.xquartz:0 >> >> in top: >> 61859 Xquartz 0.0 00:00.00 2 0 23 808K 0B 0B >> 61859 61854 >> >> Visible in the Launchpad as X11 (but it does not when I click on it) >> >> However, when I type xclock in the command line I see its process: >> 61828 xclock 0.0 00:00.00 1 0 9 588K 0B 0B >> 61828 61749 >> >> But I do not see a xclock GUI (as I have seen on websites). Surely before >> even trying to communicate with remote applications I need to ensure XQuartz >> is configured correctly on myside. >> >> Thanks >> Anthony >> >> Dr Anthony Nash >> Department of Chemistry >> University College London >> ________________________________________ >> From: Michael P. Soulier [[email protected]] >> Sent: 11 February 2015 23:07 >> To: Nash, Anthony >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: XQuartz on Yosemite >> >> I’m using ssh -X. >> >> Mike >> >>> On Feb 11, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Nash, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> What are the exact commands you are using? I'm not overly experienced with >>> XQuartz. I was fortunate enough to be running Mac Snow Leopard for 4 years >>> without a single need to do anything but type "ssh -X ...." >>> >>> Thanks >>> Anthony >>> >>> >>> Dr Anthony Nash >>> Department of Chemistry >>> University College London >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: Michael P. Soulier [[email protected]] >>> Sent: 11 February 2015 21:22 >>> To: Nash, Anthony >>> Cc: John Francini; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: XQuartz on Yosemite >>> >>> Personally, I get an xauth not found error, and I must run xauth manually. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Nash, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi John, >>>> >>>> I've tried both with no success. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Anthony >>>> >>>> Dr Anthony Nash >>>> Department of Chemistry >>>> University College London >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> From: John Francini [[email protected]] >>>> Sent: 11 February 2015 20:47 >>>> To: Nash, Anthony >>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: XQuartz on Yosemite >>>> >>>> After you do the install it’s necessary to log out and log back in (or >>>> restart) before trying to run X. >>>> >>>> John, who uses X11 apps just fine on my Yosemite system >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 11 Feb 2015, at 15:29, Nash, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I understand there are many guides on XQuartz for Yosemite, of which I >>>>> have gone through many of them. But unfortunately my problem persists. It >>>>> all began after purchasing a brand new Mac inc. Yosemite. I do a lot of >>>>> ssh X11Forwarding work from home, and now going from Snow Leppard all of >>>>> a sudden I've got a bit of a stop-ship issue. ssh -X was throwing up the >>>>> warning: >>>>> >>>>> /opt/X11/bin/xauth: file /Users/acnash/.Xauthority does not exist >>>>> >>>>> So now I can't load remote applications from a HPC. I try loading X from >>>>> the terminal and I get a dialog window saying to go and install XQuartz. >>>>> So I do this. After this I check all of the usual directories and I note >>>>> that there are symbolic links to XQuartz. Wonderful. >>>>> >>>>> But then I continue getting the same error when using ssh -X (and -Y). >>>>> >>>>> So now I simply try launching Xclock from my local terminal (my mac). >>>>> Nothing happens. Xclock appears to be running (the command line does not >>>>> return and top indicates the presence of the xclock process) but I get NO >>>>> gui. In fact, looking at top I can see the XQuartz process sitting there >>>>> too. >>>>> >>>>> The $DISPLAY is: >>>>> /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.idm2Xw6J8h/org.macosforge.xquartz:0 >>>>> >>>>> I would really appreciate some help here. I'm a mathematical chemist not >>>>> an IT guy, and this is causing some really issues with my work. I know >>>>> that things should fall into place the moment I can get xclock visualised >>>>> on my side. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Anthony >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dr Anthony Nash >>>>> Department of Chemistry >>>>> University College London >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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