Oracle Linux: Error "Can't open display: localhost:x.y" When Running xclock on Xming (Doc ID 1599731.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 13, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Unable to do Display Setting for Xming. You get the error below while trying to run Xclock on server for non-root user , e.g. 'oracle':

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