Thanks Bob I am a new bee to linux ..........so didnt know it.It took me quite a while to find the same answer on a ubuntu forum. I deleted the .Xauthority file and every thing is working fine now :)
Regards Bilal Gill Subject: Re: [openflow-discuss] Open Flow Tutorial stucked From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:11:27 -0700 CC: [email protected] To: [email protected] I assume you mean that you can't start X11 in the VM console window. A simple google search suggests precisely what I would suggest: delete the .Xauthority file and try again. http://www.google.com/search?q=xauth:+error+in+locking+authority+file (Perhaps you did a startx as root, so you no longer own .Xauthority ?) On Jul 9, 2012, at 4:31 AM, bilal gill wrote:Hi Every one i am using virtual box vm version 4.1.18 r78361 in linux.( Ubuntu 10.04 LTS lucid lynx) I am running a "open flow tutorial" on virtual vm box. I am stucked on the step where we test X11 forwarding.(xterm,metacity, startx nothing is working even wireshark in VM) The problem is i cant open wireshark or any kind of display from Virtual VM box. I have searched many forums......but no success.......its the problem with authority file .........X server?...... Can any body Help All of the above mentioned commands are working from linux terminal but not from vm box ! I am stucked:( Below are some commands and the errors with them in Virtual Box VM openflow@openflowtutorial:~$ xterm xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set openflow@openflowtutorial:~$ metacity Window manager error: Unable to open X display openflow@openflowtutorial:~$ startx xauth: error in locking authority file /home/openflow/.Xauthority xauth: error in locking authority file /home/openflow/.Xauthority X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting. No protocol specified xinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error xauth: error in locking authority file /home/openflow/.Xauthority openflow@openflowtutorial:~$ xhost xhost: unable to open display openflow@openflowtutorial:~$ sudo & wireshark [1] 1275 usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -V usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|#uid] usage: sudo -l[l] [-AknS] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-U user name] [-u user name|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [command] usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>] usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|#uid] file ... (wireshark:1276): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: [1]+ Exit 1 sudo Linux Terminal espoo@ubuntu:~$ xhost access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect SI:localuser:espoo SI:localuser:gdm SI:localuser:root Waiting for your reply br bilal gill _______________________________________________ openflow-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss
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