Subject: Re: Root can't access X Server
From: cdowns (cdowns@skillsoft.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 11:58:39 MDT
adam newhard wrote:
> Ever since I reinstalled ydl cs 1.2 on my g3 yosemite
> (b&w), root can't access x windows...that includes kde
> and windowmaker. i get the grey screen w/the cursor
> and it sits there so i control command backspace and
> jump out of x. i get an error that says
> connection to ":0" refused by server
> Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID=-1
> this occurs ONLY for root...it doesn't occur for the
> account i normally log in with which has default
> access. i get other errors also such as when i try to
> do stuff w/xlib such as
> Xlib: connection to "unix:0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
> error opening display (null).
> but this occurs when i do an xterm and su to root.
> which makes sense b/c root can't log into the x
> server. also, whenever i run linuxconf (which is
> hardly ever anymore b/c i'm learning to do stuff just
> w/vi) i get an error when i exit that says error on
> line 1 of resolv.conf. my resolv.conf file says
> search
> nameserver=216.178.151.2
> nameserver=216.178.151.3
> if anyone has any ideas on any of these 2 things
> please let me know.
> thanx in advance
>
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well resolv.conf should not have = signs in it. should be like this:
search domain.com
nameserver 209.67.3.167
nameserver 209.67.3.166
and X looks like its already running on ttys7 ( virtual terminal )
hope this helps at all......
chris
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