I just had an idea reading a thread in at.linux discussing about xhost: Wht about a package that contains the following commands (yet to be written):
xuseradd <user> # Add's the user to the x group xuserdel <user> # Deletes the user from the x group The package would have an config file where it lists all users that are allowed to use x (there must be an user that x runs under, I think best called x ;-)). The x startup script would then call xhost +<user>@localhost for all of these users, and the above commands would use xhost (if X is running) to update the status immediatly. Since xhost supports NIS, it would be good to accept "users" like this nis:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and, for network use [EMAIL PROTECTED] (one could simply pass names that contain '@' without appending '@localhost'). It also would be nice to have an UI. IMO the commands shoud have the following permissions: -r-s-r---r-- x root (x is owner and root is group), so the sysadmin could use it without suing to the user x. Packages like xdm could then recommend or suggest the package, I think. Any comments? Regards, Andy PS: I am willing to create the package, if response is positive and noone else volunteers. -- Andreas Rottmann | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pfeilgasse 4-6/725 | A-1080 Wien | Austria | Europe http://www.8ung.at/rotty | GnuPG Key: www.8ung.at/rotty/dru.asc Fingerprint | 3E9A C485 49A4 1D17 2EA7 2BA7 22AE C9BF 8173 6279 [one of 78,35% Austrians who didnīt vote for Haider!] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
