Unable to find the xfs server: [root@test95 /root]# showfont -server localhost:0.0 -fn "*" _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't get service for 0.0 can't open server "localhost:0.0" [root@test95 /root]# ps afxww | grep xfs 740 ? S 0:02 xfs -droppriv -daemon -port -1 2063 pts/2 S 0:00 \_ grep xfs [root@test95 /root]# showfont -server localhost:7100 -fn "*" _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 [root@test95 /root]# showfont -server test95:7100 -fn "*" _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _FSTransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 [root@test95 /root]#
This is attemtping to connect to the xfs server over a TCP socket. That is disabled by default in the shipping xfs server for security reasons.
try showfont -server :-1 -fn \*courier\*