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java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 window server using DISPLAY variable (Doc ID 567004.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 07, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 9.2 to 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 



Symptoms

When one of the Oracle graphic user interface (GUI) tools gives the error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 window
server using '<hostname>:0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.

There can be a number of potential causes. The purpose of this NOTE is to categorize and list those potential causes.

Changes

 

Cause

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Cause
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