thunderbird error

[mmills]

I just installed thunderbird, I click on the icon and it apears as if the application is opening, the icon comes up, but after ahwile, it closes, in console I gater this info.

millsm@linux:~> thunderbird
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client!

(thunderbird-bin:11576): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
millsm@linux:~


now im lost.......

[sharth]

what did he do to screw up X...

well, by now you've probably re-started X, so I doubt the problem still exists. But if it does. Check available disk space (df -h), and that you have write abilities to the .Xauth* file in your home directory (ls -al ~/.Xauth*) and restart X (crtl+alt+backspace)

[blobaugh]

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

usually means you are either not in X or the config is messed up somehow

[mmills]

Originally posted by sharth
what did he do to screw up X...

well, by now you've probably re-started X, so I doubt the problem still exists. But if it does. Check available disk space (df -h), and that you have write abilities to the .Xauth* file in your home directory (ls -al ~/.Xauth*) and restart X (crtl+alt+backspace)

mind you I have only been toying with linux for about a year, everything you just said sounds greek.

[mmills]

now when I goto the console and type in thunderbird I get this...

millsm@linux:~> thunderbird
*** nsExtensionManager::_disableObsoleteExtensions - failure, catching exception so finalize window can close
*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping.
*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping.
millsm@linux:~>


now, thunderbird, allowed me to setup, I just now clicked on my icon. I am good to go, I guess I should have done this before posting.

Sorry guys.

[pickarooney]

It's all good, useful advice to anyone else that gets the same problem.