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Only getting "xterm Xt error: Can't open display:" when running xterm in Terminal
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Only getting "xterm Xt error: Can't open display:" when running xterm in Terminal


  • Subject: Only getting "xterm Xt error: Can't open display:" when running xterm in Terminal
  • From: Eric Hoch <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:42:19 +0100

Hi all,

as adviced here on this mailinglist I haven't set any DISPLY
variable nor do I have an .xinitrc that I'm aware of. Still
whenever I log in as non-admin or administrator open a terminal and
type "xterm &" in order to start an xterm and with it X11 I only
get the error:

xterm Xt error: Can't open display:

Manually setting the DISPLAY to "/tmp/ launchd-xxxxx/:0" didn't
solve the problem either instead it ends up in the error message:

xterm Xt error: Can't open display: /tmp/ launchd-xxxxx/:0

and only with Ctrl+C I get back to a working Terminal.

I tried unset DISPLAY but this didn't help either.

So what's messed up. Any advice is welcomed.

This is second Generation Mac Mini with Intel CoreDuo, Mac OS X
10.5, Xquartz 1.2a8 updated via "Install and Archive" from Mac OS X
10.4.10.

Regards,
Eric Hoch

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