* [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps
@ 2010-05-05 20:41 Grant
2010-05-05 20:51 ` Arttu V.
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From: Grant @ 2010-05-05 20:41 UTC (permalink / raw
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I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
the new user. I've tried restarting with the same results. Does
anyone know why this is happening?
- Grant
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2010-05-05 20:41 [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps Grant
@ 2010-05-05 20:51 ` Arttu V.
2010-05-05 21:02 ` Grant
2010-05-27 11:29 ` David Relson
2010-05-27 23:14 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
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From: Arttu V. @ 2010-05-05 20:51 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 5/5/10, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
> display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
> the new user. I've tried restarting with the same results. Does
> anyone know why this is happening?
Is the user in the video group?
--
Arttu V.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps
2010-05-05 20:51 ` Arttu V.
@ 2010-05-05 21:02 ` Grant
2010-05-05 23:14 ` Arttu V.
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From: Grant @ 2010-05-05 21:02 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
>> I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
>> display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
>> the new user. I've tried restarting with the same results. Does
>> anyone know why this is happening?
>
> Is the user in the video group?
Yes, I should have said that.
- Grant
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* Re: [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps
2010-05-05 21:02 ` Grant
@ 2010-05-05 23:14 ` Arttu V.
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From: Arttu V. @ 2010-05-05 23:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 5/6/10, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
>>> display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
>>> the new user. I've tried restarting with the same results. Does
>>> anyone know why this is happening?
>>
>> Is the user in the video group?
>
> Yes, I should have said that.
How have you set up the X session for the users? Is it specified,
e.g., in /etc/env.d/90xsession or in some user-specific configuration
files that only the other one would have?
Does anything exceptional appear in Xorg.log?
(As you can notice, I'm just guessing and shooting in the dark here.)
--
Arttu V.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps
2010-05-05 20:41 [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps Grant
2010-05-05 20:51 ` Arttu V.
@ 2010-05-27 11:29 ` David Relson
2010-05-27 23:14 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
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From: David Relson @ 2010-05-27 11:29 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Wed, 5 May 2010 13:41:19 -0700
Grant wrote:
> I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
> display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
> the new user. I've tried restarting with the same results. Does
> anyone know why this is happening?
>
> - Grant
Have you tried strace? It'll help tell what the app is doing just
before the "cannot open ..." message is displayed.
HTH,
David
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* [gentoo-user] Re: new user can't run X apps
2010-05-05 20:41 [gentoo-user] new user can't run X apps Grant
2010-05-05 20:51 ` Arttu V.
2010-05-27 11:29 ` David Relson
@ 2010-05-27 23:14 ` walt
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From: walt @ 2010-05-27 23:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 05/05/2010 01:41 PM, Grant wrote:
> I created a new user with useradd but I get X errors like "cannot open
> display" and "cannot connect to X server" when I try to run X apps as
> the new user...
Are you also using X as yourself at the same time newuser is trying
to use X?
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