UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi to all,

i cant start my x server.
I use putty and xming.
When i type xclock i get no promt back and i must type ctrl+c to get promt again.
start x is giving me:

Code:

[oracle@dell dbs]$ startx


Fatal server error:
PAM authentication failed, cannot start X server.
        Perhaps you do not have console ownership?


Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.X.Org
 for help.

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
giving up.
xinit:  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

DISPLAY is set to ip:0.0
where ip is ip of my pc
what to do ?
how can i start my x?

And no more xclock...
Normal, why didnt you type xclock& ?

What do you call your Xserver? (your pc?)

Yes, my pc. i guess
In the mean time i changed ip in display variable, my pc have several ip's
because of several different subnets in which other servers are....
i typed now this , with new ip in display :

Code:

[oracle@dell ~]$ xclock&
[1] 5726
[oracle@dell ~]$ Xlib: connection to "194.152.225.32:0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Error: Can't open display: 194.152.225.32:0.0

The thing is Im no PC specialist...

I use a commercial product (WRQ Reflection X) so I dont have to fight with configuration problems until you ar mad enough to have 4 X server sessions ( Ive stopped now - hard work...)

So I give you my UNIX version of what is happening and I let you fight with your PC to solve your configuration problem:

Code:

connection to "194.152.225.32:0.0" refused by server

Means you have to let your server to authorise whoever as a client:
The program for that is:

XHOST(1) X Version 11 XHOST(1)
Release 6.1

NAME
xhost - server access control program for X

SYNOPSIS
xhost [[+-]name ...]

Your hardest task will be to find what is your DISPLAY...

Since you use putty and xming, I believe the software could be started automatically by putty ( transparent for the user ) because I see here some DBAs connecting to some box for and install and tehy get a GUI to open
So try to connect yourself on another box using putty and then xclock& and see if it displays on your screen or not

Good luck