On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 07:20:24AM -0800, Kevin wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Tappin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:27 AM > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0 > > > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 02:12:34 -0800 > > "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > FYI > > > If I try xhost +localhost > > > xhost: unable to open display "debian:0.0" > > > > > > > 3 alternatives spring to mind; either: > > xhost +debian # as the original user > > or: > > export DISPLAY=localhost:0 # as root before running make xconfig > > or even: > > ssh -X root@localhost # instead of su > > > > -- > > James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering > > http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy" > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Same on all 3
try DISPLAY=:0 (localhost==127.0.0.1==IP, while :0 uses unix sockets; and debian defaults to not listen on IP ports) Frank > > unable to open display > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
