[Discuss] Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: 234, client disconnected RHEL 6

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

I would agree that it is related to the ~/.Xauthority file. But I don't
think it is related to sudo, but possibly ssh. I see it on all 6 of my
RHEL 6 systems, but I will take a look at one system where noone has run
sudo


On 04/07/2014 10:43 PM, Pete Jalajas wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:16:53 -0400
>> From: Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
>> To: Boston Linux and Unix <discuss at blu.org>
>> Subject: [Discuss] Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: 234, client
>>         disconnected RHEL 6
>> On RHEL 6, I get this message when I try to run a specific Java app.
>> Other X apps seem to run ok. The specific app runs file from my user id
>> on RHEL 5. I am able to run a Python app that uses Tkinter, and it calls
>> another GUI written in Java. Also things like xeyes and xclock work
>> fine. So, it has to be something related to the specific app.
>>
>> I Googled this, but I have not seen a solution or clue yet.
>>
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> Hi Jerry,
>
> I vaguely recall, from years ago in days of old when MIT-MAGIC-COOKIEs
> filled the air, that I had a similar error message and tracked it down to
> bad permissions on a ~/.Xauthority file, or something like that.  I think
> it was caused by trying to do a sudo connection, which made that file owned
> by root, after which my regular user couldn't use it anymore.
>
> Good luck,
> Pete
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