But that doesn't really solve the problem.
You still can not run the problem as a user.
Since I have a similar problem with one program I would like to inquire "How
do you fix that problem on a permanent bases?"
Thanks
Frank
On Tuesday 21 January 2003 14:23, Jeff Skube wrote:
> Ahh ive seen this before. Before doing an su run this
>
> xhost +localhost
>
> then su and run all the programs to your hearts content.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 18:04, A2L1 wrote:
> > I am having a problem and I dont know where to start looking as far as
> > fixing it. Here goes
> > as root (logged in as root not su) I can open and run any gui but as user
> > I can run most progs but there are some that will not open. If I console
> > and su then enter the prog name it still wont open---but in the root
> > window it will-- as user doing su I get the following
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > Xlib: No protocol specified
> >
> >
> > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
> >
> > Now I am at a loss as to what to reset or adjust. I realise it is
> > something that I have done inadvertely but cant seem to figure out what.
> > I believe that when I was doing an apt-get dist-upgrade it may have
> > called for a configuration that I overlooked or misunderstood and the
> > settings were changed. I say that because once upon a time everything was
> > working fine. I just dont know what to look for. When I looked in the x11
> > and x config files. When I looked in /etc/X11/xserver there was a file --
> > security policy but all it addressed was sitepolicyA and B and C but
> > nothing as to what A B or C policy was/were.
> > /etc/X11/Xresources doesnt address anything concerning permissions that I
> > could find. I just dont know what was altered or where it is. I would
> > appreciate any help.
> > Installed is Libranet but the dist-upgrade has altered it to KDE3.0.5a
> > and changed the basic Libranet settings but because it is still Debian (
> > sid ) I would assume the the settings would remain, they havent and it
> > was an oversight on my part.]
> > I dont really understand this but I did try chmod u+s /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> > and that hasnt helped. Ive been reading google for most of the day and
> > now Im more confused then when I started.
> > Any suggestioins/help??
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