Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 19:45:15 -0700 (PDT) From: vega vega <vega1@rocketmail.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how do i authorize my sys to connect to an X server on my shell? Message-ID: <19980912024515.27550.rocketmail@web4.rocketmail.com>
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---"Richard E. Hawkins Esq." <hawk@eyry.econ.iastate.edu> wrote: > > > nathan wrote, > > > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > > Xlib: connection to "129.21.11.14:0.0" refused by server > > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > > workshop: Can't open display, exiting... > > > > this is the message i get when i try to use any > > > program that requires X. ive already set DISPLAY to > > > my ip but it gives me that... > > > did you run > > xhost +<server name> > > on the client machine? > > that's not as secure. If you use > > xauth list $DISPLAY > > in a valid window, clip the "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE abc123....90" > > and enter > > xauth add $DISPLAY <clippedstuf> > > you'll stay secure. > > xhost + other.machine > > lets anyone on that machine launch to your display. And apparently > there're a couple of nasties out there to sabatoge your system once > this happens. > > rick i tried both suggestions and it is still not working for me (sorry ive been busy this is the earliest ive been able to get to this) when i use xhost +<server name> it tells me that the server has been added to my access control list but when i start the program on my shell it just tells me: workshop: Can't open display, exiting... and quits when i use the secure method on my machine it tells me: xauth list $DISPLAY xauth: creating new authority file /home/vega/.Xauthority but this file doesnt show up in an ls -a and i still cant start the debugger from my shell. i am on a dialup account using pppd if that is any help... thanks for any help anyone can give me... _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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