Permissions: xhost +

[David A. Bandel]

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On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:08:31 -0500
edj <ejbr at comcast.net> wrote:

> On Sunday 25 January 2004 06:54 pm, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> [snipped]
> >
> > Please use "xhost localhost" as this only allows local processes
> > access to the screen...
> 
> "xhost +localhost" never worked for me.  It returns:
> 
> localhost being added to access control list
> 
> But, upon "su" to root,I always get something like:
> 
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
> 
> A plain "xhost +" works, of course.  Any advice appreciated.  Thanks.

you need to set the display:  export DISPLAY=LOCALHOST:0.0

There's a big difference between :0.0 and LOCALHOST:0.0.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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