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[ksbrace]

Hello,
I can use xterm just fine as the root, but when I switch to the oracle user, I get connection refused. How do I allow oracle user to use xterm? Thanks in advance!

 

[franklin97355]

Connection from where? If you can launch xterm then it is working and your problem is with the connection you are trying to make.

 

[ksbrace]

I was trying to launch the Oracle installer locally. What I discovered is that if I login from the beginning as oracle user, no problems. If I login as root and then su to oracle, xterm doesn't work. I just don't understand why it wouldn't work. Thanks for your help.

 

[stefanwagner]

because of some login-scripts, differing for oracle and root, which aren't reread when suing? (.bash_login perhaps). So that some variables aren't set (ORACLE_HOME, ...).


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[appi]

or it might be that the DISPLAY is not set for Oracle ??

 

[ericbrunson]

If you are su-ing to oracle from your root login, you probably don't have permission to connect to the display. Try doing 'xhost +' before su-ing.

 

[jaymzter]

ericbrunson is correct, your X authentication is stopping xterm after the 'su' command. Use xhost

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[herzel]

try doing su - oracle
let all the environment varieables to procced

 

[jaymzter]

Using 'su - oracle' will initialize all of user oracle's variables, and an xterm will certainly not work. Rather use 'su oracle' which will preserve all of the original user's environment

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