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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: simh and xdmcp
Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 18:17:28 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-23, JKB <JKB@hilbert.invalid> wrote:
>
> PS: I have tried to open a terminal with another error:
> $ show display
>
>     Device:    WSA16:  [super]
>     Node:      192.168.10.103
>     Transport: TCPIP
>     Server:    1
>     Screen:    0
>
> $ create/term/detach
> %DECW-E-CANT_OPEN_DISPL, Can't open display
>

Do you have to do something with xhost to allow access ?

It's been a _long_ time (I've run X over SSH for many years), but
IIRC, you had to use xhost on the target device to authorise incoming
connections.

Simon.

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