Subject: Re: Answer to Weird xauth problem with firefox & thunderbird
To: Hiroshi SAKURAI <an.olive.tree@gmail.com>
From: Gavan Fantom <gavan@coolfactor.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/05/2005 09:48:53
Hiroshi SAKURAI wrote:
> Hi
>
> On 10/5/05, Art Lemasters <develunix@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Firefox and thunderbird have been failing to start in new
>>accounts with an error message like the following.
>>
>> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>> Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client!
>
>
> I had the same problem on debian sarge.
>
> I think you should do
> $ xhost +
> before launching firefox for the first time after installation.
This is absolutely not a solution, and will leave your X server wide
open to *anyone*, without authentication.
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