The Display Value for Xwindows Is Inconsistent

The Display Value for Xwindows Is Inconsistent


Problem

When you run the xinit commmand, and subsequently echo the $DISPLAY on an xterm or aixterm, the values vary between :0, 0:0, and :1.

Solution

The reason this happens is because you are starting up Xwindows before the socket is reset. The sync daemon will clear up the socket with time. However, if Xwindows is run before this is cleared, it will use X1 as the next available socket. To ensure that socket will be used, you can view /tmp/.X22-unix and search for X0. If X0 exists, you can delete it.


[ Doc Ref: 97682438820072     Publish Date: Jan. 30, 2001     4FAX Ref: none ]