xauth: unable to open display “0”
I have installed /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp as root, permissions 755.
When I try to run this program from a non-root account via the terminal, I get:
user@host ~ % /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp
(xstata-mp:8030): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:24.384: cannot open display: 0
"That's odd," I think, I just know I set DISPLAY=0 in my .zshrc, "Well, maybe I need to explicitly do so when running this command?" So I try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 /usr/local/stata/stata-mp
(xstata-mp:8201): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:13:28.638: cannot open display: 0
Edit: per @steeldriver 's comment I have also tried DISPLAY=:0
I have a gander around, and find Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland? which seems promising (although I am not using Wayland, I am on Ubuntu 18.10 and Wayland remains installed). I try the below command as user@host, and as su in an administrative account:
user@host ~ % xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I get desperate, and try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I try other display numbers all to no avail. I think "I am a newb, maybe localhost really means [LOCAL USER] and try with the permutations mentioned above.
user@host ~ % xhost -si:user:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
It turns out I am a newb, but that didn't help. :)
How can I make the xhost magic happen so that Gtk doesn't throw a fit and I can just launch my application (as user@host)?
xorg display
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
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I have installed /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp as root, permissions 755.
When I try to run this program from a non-root account via the terminal, I get:
user@host ~ % /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp
(xstata-mp:8030): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:24.384: cannot open display: 0
"That's odd," I think, I just know I set DISPLAY=0 in my .zshrc, "Well, maybe I need to explicitly do so when running this command?" So I try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 /usr/local/stata/stata-mp
(xstata-mp:8201): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:13:28.638: cannot open display: 0
Edit: per @steeldriver 's comment I have also tried DISPLAY=:0
I have a gander around, and find Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland? which seems promising (although I am not using Wayland, I am on Ubuntu 18.10 and Wayland remains installed). I try the below command as user@host, and as su in an administrative account:
user@host ~ % xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I get desperate, and try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I try other display numbers all to no avail. I think "I am a newb, maybe localhost really means [LOCAL USER] and try with the permutations mentioned above.
user@host ~ % xhost -si:user:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
It turns out I am a newb, but that didn't help. :)
How can I make the xhost magic happen so that Gtk doesn't throw a fit and I can just launch my application (as user@host)?
xorg display
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
TheDISPLAYvariable would usually have the form:0rather than plain0- also you could check that the X server is running on display:0(bypgrep -a Xorgfor example)
– steeldriver
Jan 11 at 19:28
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I have installed /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp as root, permissions 755.
When I try to run this program from a non-root account via the terminal, I get:
user@host ~ % /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp
(xstata-mp:8030): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:24.384: cannot open display: 0
"That's odd," I think, I just know I set DISPLAY=0 in my .zshrc, "Well, maybe I need to explicitly do so when running this command?" So I try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 /usr/local/stata/stata-mp
(xstata-mp:8201): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:13:28.638: cannot open display: 0
Edit: per @steeldriver 's comment I have also tried DISPLAY=:0
I have a gander around, and find Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland? which seems promising (although I am not using Wayland, I am on Ubuntu 18.10 and Wayland remains installed). I try the below command as user@host, and as su in an administrative account:
user@host ~ % xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I get desperate, and try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I try other display numbers all to no avail. I think "I am a newb, maybe localhost really means [LOCAL USER] and try with the permutations mentioned above.
user@host ~ % xhost -si:user:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
It turns out I am a newb, but that didn't help. :)
How can I make the xhost magic happen so that Gtk doesn't throw a fit and I can just launch my application (as user@host)?
xorg display
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
I have installed /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp as root, permissions 755.
When I try to run this program from a non-root account via the terminal, I get:
user@host ~ % /usr/local/stata/xstata-mp
(xstata-mp:8030): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:24.384: cannot open display: 0
"That's odd," I think, I just know I set DISPLAY=0 in my .zshrc, "Well, maybe I need to explicitly do so when running this command?" So I try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 /usr/local/stata/stata-mp
(xstata-mp:8201): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:13:28.638: cannot open display: 0
Edit: per @steeldriver 's comment I have also tried DISPLAY=:0
I have a gander around, and find Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland? which seems promising (although I am not using Wayland, I am on Ubuntu 18.10 and Wayland remains installed). I try the below command as user@host, and as su in an administrative account:
user@host ~ % xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I get desperate, and try:
user@host ~ % DISPLAY=0 xhost -si:localuser:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
I try other display numbers all to no avail. I think "I am a newb, maybe localhost really means [LOCAL USER] and try with the permutations mentioned above.
user@host ~ % xhost -si:user:root
xhost: unable to open display "0"
It turns out I am a newb, but that didn't help. :)
How can I make the xhost magic happen so that Gtk doesn't throw a fit and I can just launch my application (as user@host)?
xorg display
xorg display
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
edited Jan 11 at 23:15
Lexible
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
asked Jan 11 at 18:33
LexibleLexible
1288
1288
TheDISPLAYvariable would usually have the form:0rather than plain0- also you could check that the X server is running on display:0(bypgrep -a Xorgfor example)
– steeldriver
Jan 11 at 19:28
add a comment |
TheDISPLAYvariable would usually have the form:0rather than plain0- also you could check that the X server is running on display:0(bypgrep -a Xorgfor example)
– steeldriver
Jan 11 at 19:28
The
DISPLAY variable would usually have the form :0 rather than plain 0 - also you could check that the X server is running on display :0 (by pgrep -a Xorg for example)– steeldriver
Jan 11 at 19:28
The
DISPLAY variable would usually have the form :0 rather than plain 0 - also you could check that the X server is running on display :0 (by pgrep -a Xorg for example)– steeldriver
Jan 11 at 19:28
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DISPLAYvariable would usually have the form:0rather than plain0- also you could check that the X server is running on display:0(bypgrep -a Xorgfor example)– steeldriver
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