Date: 15 Jun 2001 17:52:43 -0400 From: Vivek Khera <khera@kcilink.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Xwindows Error While Using KDE 2.1 Message-ID: <x766dxv2ac.fsf@onceler.kciLink.com> In-Reply-To: <3B2A701A.8B8C8924@axiomadvertising.com> References: <01061511253104.50316@milkmaker.lc.ca.gov> <3B2A701A.8B8C8924@axiomadvertising.com>
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>>>>> "JG" == Joe Guetler <joe@axiomadvertising.com> writes: JG> it's an Xwindows security issue. Try typing xhost +localhost on the JG> command line as a normal user before you su. That's inredibly bad advice, unless your box is secured. Try this after you su: setenv XAUTHORITY ~$USER/.Xauthority $USER should be your original user name when you su. JG> Drew Tomlinson wrote: >> >> I installed KDE 2.1.1 on my 4.3-STABLE machine. I'm logged on via a >> regular account and open a terminal window. If I enter a command while >> su'ed to root that would open up a window, I get the following error: >> >> milkmaker# nmapfe >> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Vivek Khera, Ph.D. Khera Communications, Inc. Internet: khera@kciLink.com Rockville, MD +1-240-453-8497 AIM: vivekkhera Y!: vivek_khera http://www.khera.org/~vivek/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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