Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display

[Saifi]

>  From: Barnaby Scott <bds at waywood.co.uk>
>  Subject: Re: Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display
>  Sent: 18 May '06 16:45
>  
>  John Nielsen wrote:
>  > On Tuesday 16 May 2006 17:07, Barnaby Scott wrote:
>  >> Kevin Kinsey wrote:
>  >>> Barnaby Scott wrote:
>  >>>> So, I installed Firefox from ports, having made sure everything was
>  >>>> bang up to date. Evrything seemed to go perfectly well, but lo and
>  >>>> behold, first attempt to use it and I get this:
>  >>>>
>  >>>> (firefox-bin:582): Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display
>  >>>>
>  >>>> What the..?
>  >>>>


Hi:

You may want to check the following.

1. prompt$ xhost + (from the connecting client)
2. export DISPLAY=client-ip-address:0.0

Firefox should start if the above mentioned settings are in place.

Hope this helps.

thanks
Saifi.

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