Re: Error in X-Window Display

Vinit,

There could be a number of things going on here. I googled this
message, and came across several possible problems and their solutions.
Here's one from NCAR's website regarding an almost full disk:

http://www.cisl.ucar.edu/nets/intro/staff/siemsen/hints/x11auth.html

Another thing you need to make sure of is the following: edit the
/etc/ssh/ssh_config file on your machine to make sure the "ForwardX11"
line is set to yes:

   Forward X11 yes

Another thread mentioned the following:

   I saw this same problem, and have a different issue. I thought I'd
put it here for documentation.

   Somehow my .Xauthority file on my computer on my home box got its
ownership changed.

   doing:

   sudo rm $home/.Xauthority*

and then logging out and back in resolved the issue.

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If you done this X11 forwarding before successfully from the same
machine, then the correct solution may be the last one (removing the
.Xauthority file, etc). The other possible issue is if you are doing
this from a machine that is sometimes logged onto by another user. The
.Xauthority file may be set up for that person, and hence when you come
along, it doesn't recognize you as having authentication to forward X11
events. Removing the .Xauthority file should also fix the problem. You
may need to logout and log back in.

--Mary

On Apr 16, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Vinit Asher wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am getting an error opening the X11 display. I think this is just a
> temporary problem.
>
> I am using gale by 'ssh -X gate.ucar.edu' and then login into
> 'gale.scd'
>
> The following is the error message when i try to open the IDL IDE
> using the command 'idlde'
>
> X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
> X connection to localhost:28.0 broken (explicit kill or server
> shutdown).
>
> Kindly help, thanks
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
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