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silvater
11-20-2003, 01:28 PM
Im having a problem running MSN messanger linux clone AMSN. It is a based Tcl.
Here is what the output is giving me:
Xlib: connection to "0:0" refused by server
Xlib: No Protocol Specified
Later I found its not only AMSN but some x application do not run either form the command line; but for example gmplayer does run.
Im lost
Satanic Atheist
11-20-2003, 01:32 PM
What version of AMSN are you running? MS changed their protocol recently to support encryption and older versions no longer work.
Try Kopete - v.0.7.3 is the latest (I think).
James
Do you have the latest AMSN? If you don't, you will have to upgrade it.
silvater
11-20-2003, 04:28 PM
I do have version 0.83 which is the last version using protocol 9 of MSN
I believe the problem is not AMSN, because I try to run abiword from the command line and it gave me the same error.
Hmm.. are you doing this in X, don't you?
Originally posted by serz
Hmm.. are you doing this in X, don't you?
or are you trying to run it from a terminal as root?
silvater
11-20-2003, 06:57 PM
I did run the commands as root.
When I run the commands as a user it works...
why is that??
Originally posted by silvater
I did run the commands as root.
When I run the commands as a user it works...
why is that??
because root doesnt have permission to acces your X server. this is by design as it is bad to run X apps as root.
you can get around it by issuing the following command as a regular user:
xhost +localhost
that allows all local accounts access to X on your local box.