Subject: Re: Root can't log in to xserver
From: antadam (antadam@lunch-lady.com)
Date: Thu Aug 24 2000 - 16:58:57 MDT
actually i deleted the word search. i bought o'reilley's linux
administration guide book. i suggest you buy it...now i actaully
know what the search thing meant and i have NO idea why its a default
write in linuxconf b/c its a waste unless you know what its used for.
>You might try replacing the two "=" characters in /etc/resolv.conf with
>space characters - I don't think the "=" is supposed to be there. Also, if
>you copied text directly from your /etc/resolv.conf file and pasted it into
>your email message, then "namserver" on the third line is misspelled.
>
>
>your /etc/resolv.conf
>-----
>search
>nameserver=216.178.151.2
>namserver=216.178.151.3
>-----
>
>try this /etc/resolv.conf
>-----
>search yourisp.domain.name
>nameserver 216.178.151.2
>nameserver 216.178.151.3
>-----
>
>Replace "yourisp.domain.name" with your ISP domain name.
>
>
>
>From: antadam <antadam@lunch-lady.com>
>Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:12:16 -0400
>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Subject: Root can't log in to xserver
>
>
>i reinstalled ydl cs 1.2 on my g3 yosemite (b&w) (kde) and now
>whenever i try to do startx it brings up the grey screen then i have
>to hit control command backspace to force quit x server. when i look
>at the error it says connection to ":0" is not allowed by this user.
>MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE ID=-1. its driving me nuts b/c its messing up half
>the stuff on my system. i'm currently running windowmaker, but
>that's not doing anything to fix it (duh). anything to fix this
>would be super appreciated. also, whenever i run linuxconf (i don't
>much anymore), but when i go to quit, like on the main menu go to
>quit, before where you can activate changes, it says error on line 1
>of resolv.conf and when i hit ok i go to activate changes and i get
>hung up for a pause and then says couldn't complete this command,
>then i get the resolv.conf error again. my resolv.conf file looks
>like
>search
>nameserver=216.178.151.2
>namserver=216.178.151.3
>can someone help me out w/this problem also??? it'd be much
>appreciated. obviously there's something wrong w/the root
>permissions in both cases, but i can't figure out how to fix this.
>thanx in advance,
>adam
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