Subject: Re: After installing YDL 1.2, problems with Xlib: connection to":0.0" refused by server
From: Nathan Hjelm (neo@vyger.penguinpowered.com)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 10:47:00 MDT
did you try chmod +s /usr/sbin/kppp? that is how i got it to work
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Harold Bolton wrote:
> Doesn't work for me. Though kppp has wide open permissions and I set what it
> is linked to (/usr/bin/consolehelper) open to the world, I still get the
> Xlib messages listed at the bottom.
> cheers,
> -harold
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Nathan Hjelm
>
> >you can set the suid bit on kppp to fix that problem, as for the other,
> >if you are using x as one user and trying to make a connection to that as
> >another user it will not work until you tell x to allow connections from
> >other users on the local machine by typing xhost +localhost
> >
> >On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Harold Bolton wrote:
> >
> >> I also get the same message when using kppp as a user. I first get asked
> to
> >> enter root password and then get the message. If I am logged in in ANY
> >> other terminal as root then I (as another user) can use kppp just fine.
> I'd
> >> like to know how to avoid this minor complication.
> >> -harold
> >>
> >> Harold Bolton
> >> Data Collection Center
> >> Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory
> >> US Geological Survey
> >> Building 10002, Kirtland AFB-East
> >> Albuquerque, NM 87115-5000
> >>
> >> Phone: 505 846-5646 (ext 3032 for voice mail)
> >> FAX: 505 846-6973
> >> E-mail: bolton@asl.cr.usgs.gov
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jim Cole <greyleaf@yggdrasill.net>
> >> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> >> Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 11:23 PM
> >> Subject: Re: After installing YDL 1.2, problems with Xlib: connection
> >> to":0.0" refused by server
> >>
> >>
> >> >pac1@tiac.net's bits of Tue, 11 Apr 2000 translated to:
> >> >
> >> >>regardless of the setting of the suid bit on kppp & kppp I get:
> >> >>
> >> >>bash-2.03$ kppp&
> >> >>[1] 658
> >> >>bash-2.03$ Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> >> >>Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> >> >>kppp: cannot connect to X server :0
> >> >
> >> >Sounds like you are trying to run kppp as someone other than the user
> >> >that started the X session. Try doing an xhost + in a shell logged in
> >> >as the user who started X before doing the kppp. Do a man xhost if you
> >> >want to be more restrictive with the access control.
> >> >
> >> >Jim
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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