X permissions problem

30 May 2001 05:14:50 -0700

tried being the same user on both ends of the circuit (even down to the same OS and same password). no joy... it terminates fast as anything with that annoying "explicit kill or server shutdown" message.

Technomage Hawke

On Mon, 28 May 2001, "foodog" wrote:

> 
> I thought I'd seen this kinda annoying goofyness before.  Looky:
> 
> [steve@zippy steve]$ ssh -X -C an.irrelevent.host
> steve@an.irrelevent.host's password:
> Last login: Thu May 24 15:36:13 2001 from some.other.place
> bash$ xcalc
> bash$ su
> Password:
> [root@asdf steve]# xcalc
> [root@asdf steve]# exit
> bash$ su -
> Password:
> [root@asdf /root]# xcalc
> X connection to an.irrelevent.host:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server
> shutdown).
> [root@mail /root]#
> 
> Summarizing: as a normal user X is AOK.  If I become root with 'su' it
> also works.  If, however, I use 'su -' it doesn't.  
> 
> -- On the phone with Kevin and he seems to have the answer:  you have to
> be the same user on both ends of the connection for it to work.  Give
> that a try.
> 
> Steve
> 
> proudhawk@uswestmail.net wrote:
> > 
> > well, I added accoring to directions. the probem still persists..
> > 
> > I still get Gdk-ERROR***: X connection to <hostname>:10.0 broken
> > (explicit kill or server shutdown).
> > 
> > this is starting to get frustrating. how the hell am I supposed to
> > remotely administer systems using X apps when I can't even get X
> > to access the connections?
> > 
> > q: could a firewall script be responsible for the problem here as well?
> > 
> > I do appreciate the help. sometimes X just isn't worth working in.
> > 
> > Technomage Hawke
> > 
> > On Sat, 26 May 2001, "foodog" wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > Did you give the remote host permission with xhost?  As in:
> > >
> > >   xhost +the.host.name
> > >
> > > You want to be sure not to leave a space between the '+' and host name;
> > > just "xhost +" means everyone's welcome, probably not a good idea.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > proudhawk@uswestmail.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ok,
> > > > I've run into this enough and found virtually nothing in either the howto's or online documentation.
> > > >
> > > > it appears to be a permissions problem with teh X server.
> > > >
> > > > even though I have X forwarding through ssh tunnle turned on, the X server locally will not accept remote connections from anywhere through ssh (unless they originate from a "root" account).
> > > >
> > > > This problem did not exist with the version of X under 3.3.5 but cropped up with version 4.x.
> > > >
> > > > any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > one of the errors I get is:
> > > > GTK Error: Connection to <hostname>:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
> > > >
> > > > I would like to be able to use X apps without having to resort to Xvnc on the remote system
> > > > (why tie up more cpu cycles and bandwidth?).
> > > >
> > > > HEEEEELP!
> > > >
> > > > Techomage Hawke
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