RE: redhat 7.3 xauthority problem

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michael shiloh <michael michaelshiloh com> wrote:

>hi,
>
>i've searched the archives of this and other related
>lists, and the web in general, but i have yet to see
>a description of this problem. i wonder if it's due
>to some combination of what packages i chose to install
>when installing redhat 7.3 on my sony vaio pcg-z505js.
>
>i've had rh 7.1 running on my laptop for well over a year,
>with no occurrence of the problem described below. 
>
>i decided today to install 7.3. ?as i have no critical data
>on my laptop, i just did a fresh install from CDs, erasing
>all data on my laptop. following the install i configured
>for the redhat network and ran up2date, picking up a new
>kernel.
>
>most everything seems to work fine, ?i log in, start up x,
>and run applications, opening and closing xwindows with wild
>abandon.
>
>
>but every so often the system seems to forget how to get x
>authority. the symptoms are that opening any X application
>gives:
>
> ?Error: Can't open display: :0.0
> ?Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> ?Xlib: No protocol specified
>

Sounds like a font is missing and is looking for an open port which seems to be blocked. This is my best guess...


>at this point i can't open any new X applications. any
>existing x sessions continue to run fine. 
>
>a reboot restores things to normal, until it forgets again.
>
>i haven't yet been able to identify a sequence of events
>which cause this problem. the last time this happened i was
>downloading an rpm using netscape. it's possible this
>started when the download progress window would pop up, but
>i'm not 100% sure.
Keep track of it. What version of Netscape are you using? Is it Netscape 4.x or Mozilla?

>
>my .Xauthority file exists, seems to have a valid key (as
>near as i can tell, using xauth to read it), and has read
>permission by me.
>
>any ideas?

Also look in your log files on boot up. Check to see is there are any errors...

>
>thanks in advance,
>michael shiloh
>
>
>
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