Re: [SLE] crontab script has X server problem

SuseUser9X_at_aol.com
Date: 09/23/04

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    Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:11:22 EDT
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    Unfortunately no. I have the export $DISPLAY:1.0 in the script.
    This works when I'm logged in as ROOT but does not display when
    the crontab is executed and anyone else in logged in.

    SuseUser9X wrote regarding '[SLE] crontab script has X server problem' on
    Thu, Sep 23 at 07:18:
    > I have a script running thru crontab that calls a QT popup
    > (named shutdown_warning). The popup does not display on the
    > screen and the error received is:
    >
    > shutdown_warning: cannot connect to X server
    >
    > The script calls "shutdown_warning" from roots home directory.
    > The crontab is being executed from root.
    >
    > It displays fine on the user console if, as root, I execute the
    > script and export $DISPLAY:1.0
    >
    > I need this popup to display on the user console and all
    > remote console connections.
    >
    > Any help would be appreciated.

    Is it enough to just put
        DISPLAY=1:0
    at the beginning of the crontab file that describes the job? If that
    environment variable is all that's missing, that's all you have to do.

    --Danny

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