On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 21:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did I ? `;-) > isnt 'xhost +localhost' a security no-no? > it allow anyone with acccess to your network to gain access to your X? It gives any user on that host the right to connect to X. Indeed a bad thing if you ask me. Here's what I use (learned it from this list a long time ago): xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority It allows you to use the magic cookie of "user" to connect to X. Much saver in my book. Grx HdV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]