problem with valknut

blacklisted · n00b Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 65

whenever i try to start valknut from command line(logged in as user) , i get this:
Checking xml version ...
Compiled for '20623' using '20623'
Using Valknut: '0.3.5'
Checking dclib version ...
Using DCLib: '0.3.5'
Checking Qt (TM) version ...
Compiled for '3.3.6' using '3.3.6'
Checking Qt (TM) privates ...
private test ok !
valknut: cannot connect to X server

But this does not happen when i start it as root ...
Plz some1 suggest a solution