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Article #506Re: X Toolkit Error: Can't Open display!!!
From: Hemant Shah
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 21:57
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 21:57
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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 |> |> I am running Motif on a VAXstation 3100. |> I have set Security Options in the Session Manager, authorizing myself as user |> over DECNET to the Unix machine. (If I authorize ROOT in my Session Manager's |> Security options, and become the superuser on the Ultrix machine, I CAN run the |> X-windows applications) |> |> My .login file on the Ultrix machine (DS5000), has setenv DISPLAY saccs1::0.0 |> to indicate DECNET connection. |> |> |> An application I want to run might be the archie client: |> |> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 1550836 Nov 4 16:56 xarchie* |> |> and may use : |> |> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root 195364 Nov 4 16:56 /usr/lib/X11/libezMenu.a |> -r--r--r-- 1 root 18066 Nov 4 16:56/usr/local/lib/app-defaults/Xarchie |> |> Why can't I run it? |> Something amiss with the X Toolkit? |> Everyone has read access to the /usr/lib/libX* libraries and |> /usr/include/mit/X11 files |> |> What more do I have to do? |> |> --- |> AusMail: Margaret Cowley, UniSA, Schulz Building, Kintore Ave.,Adelaide,SAust. |> E-Mail : cowleym@schulz.unisa.edu.au, Phone:+61 8 301 1617, FAX:+61 8 301 2602 On you VMS system type following command: $ set display/create/node='nodename'/trans=decnet and then start Xapplication on remote system. Hope this helps :-) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemant Shah | All the opinions expressed are my own Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | and does not necessarily reflect Systems Integration Group | those of Fermilab. E-mail :shah@fnal.fnal.gov | Voice : (708) 840-8071 | I haven't lost my mind Fax : (708) 840-2783 | it's backed on tape somewhere. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!mp.cs.niu.edu!fnnews.fnal.gov!fnsony.fnal.gov!shah From: shah@fnsony.fnal.gov (Hemant Shah) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.apps,comp.windows.x Subject: Re: X Toolkit Error: Can't Open display!!! Message-ID: <1dc5cdINNkdl@fnnews.fnal.gov> Date: 5 Nov 92 21:57:33 GMT Article-I.D.: fnnews.1dc5cdINNkdl References: <1d9meiINNfh@sacomm.schulz.unisa.edu.au> Reply-To: shah@fnalb.fnal.gov Distribution: world Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL Lines: 59 NNTP-Posting-Host: fnsony.fnal.gov