[CentOS] help with Xlib
Rodrigo Barbosa
rodrigob at suespammers.org
Thu Jan 12 03:46:17 UTC 2006
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On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 08:34:56PM -0700, Craig White wrote:
> OK - I will play with this but I think you aren't understanding how I am
> accessing...
>
> I am connecting to remote via ssh...
>
> ssh -XC user at host
>
> I can execute this program no problem by the './startconsole...'
>
> But I really want to use a VNC session and run from there...so instead,
> I have vncserver start as my user and connect...
>
> vncviewer localhost:1
>
> Once I authenticate, I am running a VNC session and I can use things
> like firefox/evolution/etc.
>
> I then open a terminal session, su - to root and then execute the
> command, which is when I get this error.
>
> If this explanation helps...I am offering it. Basically, everything I am
> doing is not on my local machine but rather on the remote to which I am
> connected via ssh.
Ahhh.
After you open the terminal session and before running "su -", execute
xhost +localhost
That should work.
- --
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
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