If you receive the error message: XIO: Broken pipe ...you are trying to run an X Window System program on a system that has not been given permission to create windows on your workstation's display. You can use the 'xhost' command to give a remote system access to your display. Type the following commmand at the system prompt of the workstation you are currently using (not the machine you are using remotely): xhost machinename ...where 'machinename' is the name of the remote machine from which you want to create windows. In the future, you may want to use 'xlogin' instead of 'rlogin': xlogin machinename This command automatically runs the 'xhost' command, then creates a new 'xterm' window on your screen, and performs the 'rlogin' to the remote machine.