X Window Server

SUSE Product Topics SLES Configure-Administer
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I’m running Suse Linux Enterprise 11

How can I check the status of the X Window server?

Does it have to be manually configured?

2

Hi,
after the successful installation of SLES 11 the x is configured and lets say normal running.
You may…

  1. haven´t intalled with X
  2. spezial hardware… drivers missing
  3. stared without x …

you can try login and start x with
#>startx

You also can try to connect via ssh with -X option.

#>ssh -X 192.18…Server IP
After successful login in try
#>xclock

After that you can find logfiles in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

*T

3

[QUOTE=tbrinkmann;10198]Hi,
after the successful installation of SLES 11 the x is configured and lets say normal running.
You may…

  1. haven´t intalled with X
  2. spezial hardware… drivers missing
  3. stared without x …

you can try login and start x with
#>startx

You also can try to connect via ssh with -X option.

#>ssh -X 192.18…Server IP
After successful login in try
#>xclock

After that you can find logfiles in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

*T[/QUOTE]

T,

The directory /var/log/Xorg does not exist in my log directory.

4

Hi
And don’t forget to check the runlevel, needs to be at 5 (graphical);

who -r

or

/sbin/runlevel

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5

re,
sorry a file not files :-/

/var/log/Xorg.0.log
->Xorg.0.log

6

pr0tocoldan wrote:
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The directory /var/log/Xorg does not exist in my log directory.[/color]

Xorg.0.log is a file in the /var/log directory.

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What if this directory is not in my machine? Does that mean that it’s not configured?