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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.setup |
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| Date | 2019-07-09 00:08 -0700 |
| References | <101b2496-e9c0-4f27-b6a8-92f4a761b868@m20g2000vbp.googlegroups.com> |
| Message-ID | <2410d221-3671-4ea3-902b-68a6d68caabf@googlegroups.com> (permalink) |
| Subject | Re: "E233: cannot open display" when starting gvim on ubuntu 8.04 root shell |
| From | kevinpatel4400@gmail.com |
On Monday, August 31, 2009 at 2:22:39 AM UTC+5:30, TsanChung wrote: > "sudo gvim" is ok on a non-root shell. > $ sudo gvim /etc/fstab > [sudo] password for ts: > > However, "E233: cannot open display" error appears when starting gvim > on ubuntu 8.04 root shell. > # gvim /etc/fstab > E233: cannot open display > Press ENTER or type command to continue > # kdesudo gvim /etc/fstab > kdesudo: cannot connect to X server If you have this problem after some time when running with -X arg. or just ForwardX11 in /etc/ssh/ssh_config, then run $ ssh username@hostname -Y, to enable trusted X11 forwarding, don't know the exact cause but I'm guessing with -X some features expire after some time, probably to increase security. Source: https://superuser.com/a/827617/986827
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Re: "E233: cannot open display" when starting gvim on ubuntu 8.04 root shell kevinpatel4400@gmail.com - 2019-07-09 00:08 -0700
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