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In article <1d9meiINNfh@sacomm.schulz.unisa.edu.au>, cowleym@sacomm.schulz.unisa.edu.au () writes:

|>Trying to run any X-windows application from a window on our Ultrix machine, 
|>on my VMS VAXstation, over DECNET, as myself (not the superuser) I always 
|>get the message:  
|>
|>	(This is so compicated, I hope it's clearer than mud to you)
|>
|>Xlib:  connection to "saccs1::0.0" refused by server
|>Xlib:  Client is not authorized to access server
|>X Toolkit Error: Can't Open display
|>

  If I remember correctly, your UID is being sent to the VAXstation, NOT
your username.

  It's been awhile since I've done something like this.  Find out what
your UID is (3rd field in /etc/passwd) and use that in the username field
of the security dialog on the VAXstation.  This should work.

-/ Jim /-