xhost + error

[Vasago]

Hi Guru,

I need to install Oracle on my HP-UX 11.23 truning on IA64.

Using procedure from Oracle, before installing Universal Isntaller, i need to type : xhost + but when i type this command, :

# xhost +
xhost: unable to open display "devbdora:0.0"

Do i nned to start X Windows on the server, do i nned to turn on some security option ?

Thanks

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Well xhosts + is part of the battle. Does the host debdbora actually have an X server -- meaning do you have some sort of graphics card and monitor attached to this host. If this is a server then the answer is probably not. You need an xterminal or an PC-based X server such as Reflection X or eXceed so that DISPLAY is actually set PCHOSTNAME:0.0 or PCIPADRESS:0.0.

[Steven E. Protter]

You need to set your DISPLAY variable to a valid X source.

DISPLAY=ip_address:0.0
export DISPLAY

try again.

btw xhost + is a huge security problem. Turn it off after you get oracle installed.

SEP

[Geoff Wild]

Okay, try telneting to devbdora, then:

export DISPLAY=devbdora:0.0
xhost +

Rgds...Geoff

[Lorenzo Facello]

Hi,
you have to set and export your var DISPLAY
# export DISPLAY= ip :0.0


Regds
L.