Fwd: [OS X] X11 issues with my Mac Pro Desktop Mac OS X10.4.9

[Andy Jacobson]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Wang, Yi" <yi.wang at pnl.gov>
> Date: April 5, 2007 8:18:01 PM MDT
> To: Andy Jacobson <Andy.Jacobson at noaa.gov>
> Subject: Re: [OS X] X11 issues with my Mac Pro Desktop Mac OS X10.4.9
>
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> See my reply below.
>
> On 4/5/07 7:06 PM, "Andy Jacobson" <Andy.Jacobson at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2007, at 7:49 PM, Wang, Yi wrote:
>>
>>>     I notice that when I, under another username (ladmin) on this
>>> machine,
>>> use Safari to browser, it keeps asking for key-chain log-in
>>> (passwd) for no
>>> reasons. Strange!!
>>
>> This would happen if you are trying the wrong password.  Are you sure
>> you have the correct password for that account's login keychain?
>>
>
> Yes, otherwise, I cannot log into the ladmin account. In fact, I  
> use fink to
> installed a lot things there. I cannot do the same with the managed  
> account.
>>>
>>>     Also, I can only open one X11 window with no xwindow
>>> application allowed
>>> (even xclock, xeyes). However, the troublesome Safari user on the  
>>> same
>>> machine can open as many X11 windows as I wish by "command+n".
>>>
>>
>> Verify that X11.app is set up to open an xterm window.  Switch to X11
>> and look at the Applications menu.  You can customize this menu, so
>> command-n may not be doing what you expect.
>>
>> I'm also not sure that your DISPLAY variable is set correctly.  In an
>> earlier email you told me you were using bash.  Could you please open
>> Apple's terminal program, at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app?
>> Once that comes up, find out what the DISPLAY variable is set to
>> using 'env'.  One common problem with bash is that users forget to
>> "export" the variable; i.e. setting DISPLAY requires two steps.  For
>> help on this you'll have to consult a bash user, I really don't know
>> the details.
>
> Here is what I have from X11 window:
>
> bluesky:~ d3p826$ xclock
> _X11TransSocketINETConnect() can't get address for 0:6000: No address
> associated
>  with nodename
> Error: Can't open display: 0:0
> bluesky:~ d3p826$ env
> MANPATH=/usr/share/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
> TERM=xterm
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> WINDOWID=6291470
> USER=d3p826
> __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1E196A78:0:0
> PATH=/Users/d3p826/usr/local/bin:/opt/ibmcmp/xlf/8.1/bin:/sw/bin:/ 
> sw/sbin:/b
> in:/
> sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/binX11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/ 
> Applicati
> ons/
> MATLAB7/bin/mac:/sw/etc/app-defaults
> PWD=/Users/d3p826
> NCARG_ROOT=/Users/d3p826/usr/local
> HOME=/Users/d3p826
> SHLVL=2
> LOGNAME=d3p826
> DISPLAY=0:0
> SECURITYSESSIONID=b9ffe0
> _=/usr/bin/env
> bluesky:~ d3p826$
>
> You see the DISPLAY is 0:0. I also set up the Terminal =  term -ls
> command+n. I find it somewhere online. It helped to solve the  
> problem with
> ladmin user. At the beginning, ladmin user can only open one X11 as  
> well.
> However, this does not help with d3p826 user.
>
>>
>>>      The major issue is NCO. I do not know how to install NCO  
>>> from its
>>> website. It seems that the version supporting intel Mac is under
>>> development. I am not sure if I can install and use other version
>>> with my
>>> Mac Pro desktop.
>>>
>>
>> You need to install NCO from fink.  Please see the fink instructions
>> on http://tazman.princeton.edu/osx.  I am using NCO without trouble
>> on an Intel Mac.  You will need administator access to do this.
>
> My fink list does not show nco packge. There is ncl package. I have  
> netCDF
> package, and HDF5 package.
>
> Could give me a few tips on install NCO, which is my major issue at  
> this
> moment?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Yi
>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> -- 

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