not authorized to connect to server

Jonathan Morton chromi "at" cyberspace.org
Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:55:20 +0000


>I am trying to set up vnc with an AIX server and Windows 95 client.
>I can send windows to the viewer only when I kick them off from the AIX
>machine that the server is running on.
>When I send a window from anywhere else I get the X error message:
>
>client is not authorized to connect to server
>
>Just like you get when you need to run "xhost +" in AIX windows. But, in
>this case, xhost + does not help <sigh>.
>
>Anybody know what I need to do?  Thanks,

Remember the distinction between the Xvnc server and the X server you are
displaying the client in.  Do the "xhost +..." from inside the client, on
the Xvnc server - then it should work.

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