Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server

[jose isaias cabrera]

Hmmm... I will check that out.  Thanks.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erich Dollansky" <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server


> Hi,
>
> jose isaias cabrera wrote:
>>
>> Not to leave you hanging, the problem was the xdmcp was not enabled.  But 
>> there is another problem, which has nothing to do with cygwin.  Somehow, 
>> my userID has something weird.  Other co-workers are connecting fine, but 
>> my user ID is not working from any machine.  They can login from my 
>> cygwin setup with their logonID without any problem, but my userID just 
>> does not work.  From my setup and their setup.
>>
> have you checked to what DISPLAY is set for your user ID on the Linux box?
>
> If it is set to local host, I expect what you are getting.
>
> Erich
>
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