Cant get Xwindows to display on linux box from RX3600 server

[brenda perez]

No matter what I do I cant get the Xwindow to display on my linux 4.0 server. I changed the gdm.conf file for things listed in prior thread but nothing seems to work?? Any ideas??

[Ivan Ferreira]

Please describe the full process that you are using. Ensure your configuration is correct using gdmsetup.

If you use ssh, connect with ssh -X

[Andrew Cowan]

Brenda,

The first thing to check is that both hosts know one another by the same name e.g. check your hosts and DNS that both resolve correctly.
Next try to pull a simple xsession such as xterm using the "--display" option to ensure that there is no permission problem.
Third (and also first) check the value of your $DISPLAY variable.
Lastly do an "xhost +" and repeat the other steps.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

service xfs start
chkconfig xfs on

chkconfig sshd on
service sshd on

From another Unix/Linux box.

ssh -X hostname gnome-terminal

This almost always resolves these issues.

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