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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2006 - 10:05:30 CST

Hi,
  This is probably one of the common Linux problems.
Which Linux distribution are you running?

What happens if you do:
  vmd -dispdev text

What output do you get when you run this command:
  ldd /home/benji/vmd/lib/vmd_LINUX

Did you try running 'xterm' and 'glxinfo' as I suggested?

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 08:41:43AM +0200, Super Sayan wrote:
> I reinstalled vmd as user (not root); i installed it
> in directory "/home/benji/vmd".
> it doesn't work: there are the same problem:
> if i go in vmd's dir and i type "vmd" as user, it
> starts and go off, without any error printed in the
> shell (it prints "[1] 6853" but the number always
> changes).
> if i type "vmd" as root, it starts ang go off,
> printing in the shell: "Warning: Tried to connect to
> session manager, Authentication Rejected, reason :
> None of the authentication protocols specified are
> supported and host-based authentication failed". in
> the shell it also prints "[1] 6933" changing always
> the number.
> thanks anymore.
> Beniamino
>
>
>
> --- John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> ha scritto:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> > This sounds like some sort of X issue. If you are
> > logged in as a different
> > user than root, then su'd and installed VMD, but ran
> > VMD as root, this might
> > lead to the problem you just had. You'll need to
> > run VMD as the same user
> > that you've logged into the machine with, since X
> > won't allow windows
> > to be created by other users. You can test this by
> > running "xterm"
> > or "glxinfo" to verify that you've got access to the
> > display as the
> > user you're trying to run VMD with. In general,
> > when installing VMD on
> > Unix, follow the instructions in the provided
> > README, as that explains
> > how the VMD configure script works.
> >
> > John Stone
> > vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 09:44:37PM +0200, Beniamino
> > Sciacca wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > > i installed gromacs on my centrino duo without
> > problem.
> > > i installed also VMD; when i typed "./configure"
> > it says: "...
> > > ./configure.options".
> > > so i typed: "./configure LINUX".
> > > later i typed make install.
> > > so if i move to the directory where it is
> > installed, and i type "vmd",
> > > it starts and go off immediately.
> > > in the shell it writes: "... authentication
> > failed........".
> > > what's the problem? is it an installation problem?
> > > thanks, community, for your answers.
> > > bye
> > > Beniamino (superbenji83_at_yahoo.it)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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