OK, xhost allows other users to connect, their sessions need to be configured to attempt to connect to the server also. I usually handle this using ssh, which eliminates the need for xhost and DISPLAY variable manual mangling. YMMV. On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Peter Clark wrote: > On Monday 19 August 2002 23:40, Matthew S. Hallacy wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 10:29:44PM -0500, Peter Clark wrote: > > > This should have a simple answer: there are times when I want processes > > > owned by other users to spawn windows in my current X session. What > > > settings do I enable / change to avoid the dreaded "Xlib: connection to > > > ":0.0" refused by server" and "Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect > > > to Server" messages from appearing? > > > > > > :Peter > > > > xhost +localhost > > > > man xhost > > Perhaps just a little more info, please. :) Running as a normal user, I typed > 'xhost +localhost' and then switched to a root console and tried opening up > 'kmenuedit' but could not connect. The man file was not terribly helpful, > although it made me realize that I don't have /etc/X*.hosts files. Restarting > the server likewise had no beneficial effect. > :Peter > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >