> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beartooth > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:22 AM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Can I check on remote gpk-update-viewer?? > > > I'm the nearest thing there is to tech support for my > wife's machine (which, like mine, runs F11) -- downstairs. > > By running ssh -X instead of plain ssh to it, I can > launch gpk- update-viewer on it -- and, if it wants to update > something I meant to uninstall, uncheck that before I tell it > to do the update. > > Today, for some reason, when I start, it sits there far > longer than it ever does on any other machine, or has in the > past on hers -- without reaching completion, and without > indicating as usual what it is doing. > > I can't tell whether it is hung up, or just dead slow > for some reason. ps ax shows it, but doesn't tell me much. As > root, I see this : > > [root@Msgv2 ~]# gnome-system-monitor & > [1] 5043 > You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root > [root@Msgv2 ~]# X11 connection rejected because of wrong > authentication. > > (gnome-system-monitor:5043): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > localhost:11.0 [notice no return to prompt] > > but, if I hit ^C, the returning prompt shows me still > logged into her machine. > > As user (with my userid, not hers), I see : > > -bash-4.0$ gnome-system-monitor & > [1] 5082 > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. > > (gnome-system-monitor:5082): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > localhost:13.0 > -bash-4.0$ [userid gets the prompt back] > > But, again, I remain logged onto her machine. > > The practical solution is of course obvious -- get > clear off ssh to that machine, go down there, and run the > update in the flesh. I probably will. > > But I do this more or less every day. Over time, if I > get it right, it will save both considerable time, and also a > lot of superfluous wear and tear on my arthritic knees. > > Is there a way? Or am I trying to do something (inside > my own house, and only over the LAN) that Fedora absolutely > blocks because of the use a cracker could make of it over the Net?? > > -- > Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power > User I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines First, ascertain the nature of your problem (which my guess is whatever authentication you are using has somehow changed in configuration) 'for sure', by going down to the machine and seeing if you can run it locally. I am guessing you will be able to. Second, look into any updates to ssh (particularly related to X forwarding), authentication (probably PAM), and gtk-update-viewer, and anything else you can think of that may have been the victim :) of an update. I have found the two largest proportions of problems to be updates and the ubiquitous PEBKAC. Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
