Also try www.ltsp.org
Matt Stegman wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, faisal wrote:
>
> > I get an error when i log into host through telnet
> > you are not authourised to run X server !!
> > I can run X win when logged in locally how to grant permission ???
>
> You don't run X when you're telnetted in. If you need to run X
> applications, then you need an X server running on the local machine (the
> one running telnet), that will allow connections from the remote host (the
> one you're telnetting into).
>
> How to do this? If your local host is UNIX or UNIX-like, you're
> probably already running X. Open another shell (besides the one running
> telnet) and run `xhost +remote.host` where, of course, "remote.host" is
> the hostname (or IP address) of the other computer. In your telnet
> session, you need to run `export DISPLAY=local.host:0` where, of course,
> "local.host" is the hostname (or IP address) of the machine you're sitting
> behind.
>
> This is the insecure way to do it. Other people logged into the remote
> host can now jack with your X server. The secure way is to have SSH
> forward your X connection (which, under Mandrake, takes some
> configuration), or to use xauth, which I'm not familiar with.
>
> -Matt Stegman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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