[rhn-users] Re: Xlib connection

[Hiren Joshi]

xclock or xconsole should pop up a window if it works.

I'm off for the evening, good luck and let me know how it goes.

Josh.

Larry D Sorensen wrote:
> Is there a simple test to do to see if I can open an xwindow without
> running my installation program?
> 
> Larry
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:30:52 +0000 Hiren Joshi <josh at dcs.qmul.ac.uk>
> writes:
>> Are you installing the app as root?
>>
>> How do you log into the system (ssh or are you sitting in front of 
>> the 
>> machine).
>>
>> If your installing the app as root (after 'su -' from a user) then 
>> as 
>> the user try: xhost +root
>> So that root has access to your display.
>>
>> If your sshing into the machine, have you tried: ssh -X root at host?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Josh.
>>
>> Larry D Sorensen wrote:
>>> I am trying to install a product that needs to open an xwindow as 
>> part of
>>> the installation. I get the message
>>>
>>> "connection to ":0.0" refused by server. How do I go about making 
>> sure
>>> that the service is running and that the port is open and 
>> listening to
>>> start a session?
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
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