On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 19:12 -0600, Dan McGhee wrote:
> I did some nosing around and found xhost.  Before I attempted to build 
> again, I ran 'xhost +' and the build went flawlessly.

Just a tip - 'xhost +local:' is a slightly more secure alternative than
just 'xhost +'.

Both of them allow any user to connect to the display, but the former
only accepts connections from the local machine. The latter allows
connections from any machine that can see yours - e.g, someone could set
their DISPLAY to your IP, and start opening windows on your screen (or
monitoring keystrokes).

Probably redundant if you're running a firewall but still a good habit
to get into.

Simon.

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