frederic.bauchet@xxxxxxxx wrote: > On my thinkpad T23 I use hotkey Fn+F3 to switch off screen on a Fedora Core 4 with ibm-acpi module. > > The script is : > export DISPLAY="localhost:0.0" > xhost + > xset dpms force off > > Into /var/log/acpid I get the followind logs : > _X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for tcp > _X11TransOpen: transport open failed for tcp/localhost:0 > xhost: unable to open display "localhost:0.0" > _X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for tcp > _X11TransOpen: transport open failed for tcp/localhost:0 > xset: unable to open display "localhost:0.0" > > I have enable the tcp socket of the X server with gdmsetup and the X server is listening on port 6000. > > If I use the same script as root, it works fine. > > Dos anyone have already resolved that kind of problem ? > > Thanks in advance for your help > > Frédéric > > You can not run "xhost +" from a script unless the user running it can already connect to the X server. The script would probably work if you ran it in an xterm as the user logged in at the console. It would also work if you ran "xhost +" from an xterm before the script is run. But be aware that this is a big security risk. A somewhat less risky way would be to run "xhost +localhost", as this would at least limit connections to programs running on your computer. (But anyone logging into your computer using ssh could connect to your X server.) You really need to look into xauth to let the acpid scripts connect to the X server. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
