Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:29:15 -0500 From: Joe Guetler <joe@axiomadvertising.com> To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Xwindows Error While Using KDE 2.1 Message-ID: <3B2A701A.8B8C8924@axiomadvertising.com> References: <01061511253104.50316@milkmaker.lc.ca.gov>
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it's an Xwindows security issue. Try typing xhost +localhost on the command line as a normal user before you su. Drew Tomlinson wrote: > > I installed KDE 2.1.1 on my 4.3-STABLE machine. I'm logged on via a > regular account and open a terminal window. If I enter a command while > su'ed to root that would open up a window, I get the following error: > > milkmaker# nmapfe > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 > > However if I issue the same command not su'ed, then it works fine. I have > experienced this with other commands as well such as konqueror. Does > anybody have any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Drew > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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