On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 02:30:12PM +1100, Geoffrey Cowling wrote: > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > ./setup: cannot connect to X server :0 > > so I have to logout as user and login as root on X11... > > why?
Because of X authorisation (xauth). If you are the only using this box, do a 'xhost localhost' before su'ing. This will allow anyone on the local machine to connect. If you're not the only one, well don't do this, use xauth instead; export the xauth cookie from your account and import to root's xauth. (let me know if you a detailed howto; or google for it) Or ... you might try ssh'ing to the same machine, and login as root (if you can). This will end up using the original accounts authorisation. I believe there is a PAM module for X that you tell su to do option 1 above automgically, but the details escape me at the mo. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
