3 Replies Latest reply on Mar 12, 2009 12:32 PM by ra.

Cannot execute runInstaller - no .Xauthority is created

rysalka Sep 2, 2008 6:57 PM

Hello --

I am trying to install Oracle 10.2.0.3 on one of the servers (running Solaris 5.10). When I try to execute runInstaller I get the following error:

Could not execute auto check for display colors using command /usr/openwin/bin/xdpyinfo. Check if the DISPLAY variable is set Failed <<<<

After doing lots of debugging, I realized that .Xauthority does not get created when I try to do the install. I am running Exceed locally on my machine, attempting to install Oracle on a remote server. I have followed Oracle documentation, where our admins set up the server accordingly. This is what I have checked so far:

1. I log in as me and then in my .profile su - oracle
2. X11 forwarding is enabled (I am using ssh)
3. I tried to create .Xauthority from my mashine via the following:

ssh2 -X username@myhost*

4. I tried to create it manually by executing xauth:

-bash-3.00$ xauth
xauth:  creating new authority file /data/app/home/oracle/.Xauthority
Using authority file /data/app/home/oracle/.Xauthority
xauth> list
xauth> info
Authority file:       /data/app/home/oracle/.Xauthority
File new:             yes
File locked:          no
Number of entries:    0
Changes honored:      yes
Changes made:         no
Current input:        (stdin):2

However, the file is not in /data/app/home/oracle. It says that it creates it, but it'not.

4. I set DISPLAY variable to localhost:0.0 (also tried localhost:10.0)

I have no idea why .Xauthority does not get created. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

1. Re: Cannot execute runInstaller - no .Xauthority is created

653835 Sep 2, 2008 8:13 PM (in response to rysalka)

Hi rysalka

Can you please try the following commands and give us the results of the commands ?

Please execute those commands as root.

uname -a

xauth list

xhost -

for displayname in $authdisplay $hostname$authdisplay; do
if ! xauth list ""displayname" | grep "$displayname "
/dev/null 2>&1; then
xauth << EOF

With your user try "sudo -i", it gives you a login shell but keeps environment variables like DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY should be the same values then.

Is it not mkxauth to make a new xauth (http://linux.die.net/man/1/mkxauth) that shall be used?

In addition I would like that you read the following document http://www.windowsecurity.com/whitepapers/Improving_XWindows_security.html this is a quite good explanation.

Edited by: Hub on Sep 2, 2008 1:13 PM
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2. Re: Cannot execute runInstaller - no .Xauthority is created

rysalka Sep 2, 2008 8:16 PM (in response to 653835)

Thank you for your answer. Apparently there is a bug in Solaris 5.10, which required a patch. Patching solved my problem. Thank you!
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3. Re: Cannot execute runInstaller - no .Xauthority is created

ra. Mar 12, 2009 12:32 PM (in response to rysalka)

how you solved the problem. please explain me? i am facing the same problem and same solaris 5.10 version.
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