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When I run a regular xterm using Xmanager, I am able to run all X applications, including Matlab. However, if I run the Xshell 2.0 instead, I can open most X applications, except for Matlab which gives me the following error

X connection to localhost:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

What is the difference? Why am I able to run it from an xterm but not through an xshell?


Thanks.

First open an xterm window, and then launch Matlab from the xterm window.

there is no working..any other solution?your opinion are really appreciated tq..

X connection to localhost:10.0 broken

The message above is received when X application fails to connect to PC X server, Xmanager.

The common reasons that may cause connection failure to PC X server are the following:

1. PC X server is not installed: After installing Xmanager, set "Forward X11 connections to Xmanager"(Properties -> Tunneling -> X11 Forwarding).

2. When switched to a different user using su command, X11 authentication cookie cannot be accessed.

Please describe your problem in more detail for further assistance.

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Technical Support

Hi,

I got this problem as well.
I'm using su command to another user and not able to x windows and got the same error?
Any solutions?
Please advise.

Thank you very much.
Regards,
Leo

I got this from the web:

The authority is propagated. Once you switch user to root s broken and you must manually create the xauthority. This behaviour is controlled by pam_xauth, and apparently you can make it automatic for root to forward the xauth key to a user by creating a file /root/.xauth/export and adding the allowed users to it, see

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs...pam_xauth.html