Subject: Re: After installing YDL 1.2, problems with Xlib: connection to":0.0"refused by server
From: Harold Bolton (bolton@asl.cr.usgs.gov)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 10:59:59 MDT
Yep, I've tried that. I think it has something to do with the console
helper and however PAM works. I know nothing!
cheers,
-harold
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Hjelm
>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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