RE: [gtk-list] gtk or Xhost problem with linuxconf

["Arjan J. Molenaar" <A J Molenaar xirion nl>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard M. Pavonarius [mailto:richard@global-commons.co.jp]
> Sent: woensdag 29 maart 2000 14:44
> To: gtk-list@redhat.com
> Subject: [gtk-list] gtk or Xhost problem with linuxconf
> 
> 
> I'm a somewhat newbie running RedHat 6.1, gnome desktop. I 
> upgraded from 
> linuxconf-1.16r3.2-2 to 1.17r8-1 today.

Who build it?

> I'm logged in as root, not a user, at the console, not 
> remotely. The first 
> or second time I try to run linuxconf I always get "Broken pipe"
> 
> After that I always get:
> Error message from remadmin :
> Error message from remadmin :Gdk-WARNING **: locale not 
> supported by C library
> Error message from remadmin :Xlib: connection to ":0.0" 
> refused by server
> Error message from remadmin :Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
> Error message from remadmin :
> Error message from remadmin :Gtk WARNING **: cannot open display: :0

...looks like X isn't started at all...

> So I set my locale to en_US with locale_config. Still get the 
> "locale not 
> supported" error.
> 
> Someone told me to try this:
> xhost localhost
> 
> ...and it allows me to run linuxconf. All other X apps work. 
> Gimp works, 
> when linuxconf won't.
> 
> If I type xhost as root I get "access control enabled, only 
> authorized 
> clients can connect".
> 
> If I type it in via telnet as a user I get xhost:  unable to 
> open display ""
>
> What the heck is going on?

Have you reconfigured your kernel (and left networking and localhost support out)? 

Have you changed some rights somewhere?


regards,

Arjan