Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:13:36 -0500 (EST) From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> To: Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org> Subject: Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: Message-ID: <20060210011336.72106.qmail@web60013.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060209203706.GB80521@blackguy>
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--- Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org> wrote: > check /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > there is a line that says > > grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config ~ > PermitRootLogin no > > change that > > grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config ~ > PermitRootLogin yes > * Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> [060209 15:31]: > > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:31:33 -0500 (EST) > > From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> > > To: Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > > > > --- Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org> wrote: > > > > > try ssh -X -C -l root localhost as the normal user of X > > > then run the program > > > > > > Eric > > > * Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> [060209 15:00]: > > > > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:00:54 -0500 (EST) > > > > From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> > > > > To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > > > Subject: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > > > > > > Hello, I am running FreeBSD 5.4 with the Fluxbox window manager. > I > > > have > > > > installed a MySQL GUI but I cannot run it as root: > > > > > > > > (mysql-administrator-bin:814): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open > display: > > > > > > > > I logged in locally as a non-privileged user (who can open the > > > program) > > > > and su'd to root. I then set my DISPLAY variable: > > > > > > > > # DISPLAY=LOCALHOST:0.0 > > > > > > > > Here are the programs (mysql-administrator calls > > > mysql-administrator-bin): > > > > > > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 546B Feb 8 03:10 > > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/mysql-administrator > > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2.3M Feb 8 03:10 > > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/mysql-administrator-bin > > > > > > > > What should I do? > > > > I tried the X11 forwarding but my password for root is not being > accepted. As mentioned in an earlier post, I tried that on my own when I ran into trouble and I have not edited this file. The default is to allow root logins. I have another possibly related issue. I cannot use the login command for root either. I get the same effects: prompt for password but password does not work. I have a feeling this has to do with pam which I know nothing about. __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
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