From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alok K. Dhir" Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:14:32 -0500 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <000901c2f545$1e6ccab0$6501a8c0@frodo> References: <2DE78F33FFE0D3118C0200508B94F9CA19420E88@uswaumsx08medge.med.ge.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <2DE78F33FFE0D3118C0200508B94F9CA19420E88@uswaumsx08medge.med.ge.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "'Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)'" , linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Try specifying the "-display" parameter, and make sure that the permissions on your Xserver are configured properly. I.e. 10 2 * * * root /usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc -display a.b.c.d:0 > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org > [mailto:linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of > Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:59 AM > To: 'linux-admin@vger.kernel.org' > Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > I am sorry for this..in my earlier mail..I have mention the > error incorrectly. > > Here is what I am seeing as the error. > > "Error: Can't open display:" > > Thanks, > Pradeep > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:49 AM > To: 'Jorge R . Csapo'; linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > Hi all, > > I am unable to schedule a GUI application to run using a cron > job. I am using RedHat Linux 8.0. below is my crontab > > <> > > SHELL=/bin/bash > HOME=/home/pradeep > > 10 2 * * * root /usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc > > <> > > It gives me an error message that " cron : Unable to connect > to X Server" > > Is it possible to do this? If so, help me out in doing this. > Thank you all in advance.. > > Thanks, > Pradeep > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jorge R . Csapo [mailto:jorge@completo.com.br] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:41 AM > To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > Subject: NIS and NFS > > > Hi all, I've been wrecking my brains over this one but I'm threading > water: > > I have a Linux-only network with one server and a number of > stations. The server's /home directory is exported and > mounted by the stations via NFS. The server also serves NIS > and the setup lets users log onto any one of the stations and > have the same /home/~user everywhere. > > My problem is that every user is 'root' at his/her own > station. Of course NFS has been configured not to grant > access to remote root users, but there's nothing to prevent > users from 'becoming' someone else with su and then the > NFS/NIS authentication scheme falls flat on its face. > > For instance: > > . User 'jdoe' logs onto his own station. He's authenticated > via NIS and mounts > /home from the server. > . jdoe then runs 'su' and becomes root. > . root runs 'su - jblow' and becomes jblow. > . jblow cds to /home/jblow... > > After going through man docs, howtos and google entries for > NIS, NFS and su and drawing a blank, I'd appreciate any and > all insights you people may have on the subject. > > TIA, > > -- > Jorge R. Csapo > -------------------------------------------------- > /"\ > \ / CAMPANHA DA FITA ASCII - CONTRA MAIL HTML > X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL > / \ > -------------------------------------------------- > http://www.completo.com.br/~jorge > =========================================== > With a PC, I always felt limited > by the software available. > On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge. > --Peter J. Schoenster > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-admin" in the body of a message to > majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html