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From: tony@mcrsys.UUCP (Tony Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: What is /usr/X/lib/Xconnections ???
Message-ID: <1991May10.233006.1591@mcrsys.UUCP>
Date: 10 May 91 23:30:06 GMT
References: <1991May8.141630.8494@unhd.unh.edu>
Organization: MCRSYS Consulting
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From article <1991May8.141630.8494@unhd.unh.edu>, by hm1@unhd.unh.edu (Heng Ma):
> We have a system, which is EXLMBX 486/AT. It running under 
> System V, release 4.
> 
> Xlib/_XMakeStreamsConnection: unable to open connection file /usr/X/lib/Xconnections
> Error: Cant't Open display

Quite simply, the client doesn't know who to talk to.

try:

DISPLAY=unix:0;export DISPLAY
or
DISPLAY=local:0;export DISPLAY
or
DISPLAY={YOURSYSTEMNAME}:0;export DISPLAY

failing that you must configure your system to allow the server to run.

/dev/X must exist (0755 permissions)
/etc/services must have xserver0 at port 6000 ( It should come this way)
kernel (/etc/conf/cf.d/stune) needs higher streams limits.

failing that you're in for some reading... 8-)

-- 
tony ,....