Gora Mohanty wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:18:32 +0530
> Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> On Tuesday 08 Jul 2008, Shamail Tayyab wrote:
>>
>>> Navjot Kukreja wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>> I'm logged into a machine from SSH and want to send a message to
>>>> the user who is using it locally on GUI on display :0. i tried
>>>> xmessage but i couldnt make it send messages to another display.
>>>> Does anyone know a way? -Navjot Kukreja
>>>>
>>> Give xhost +
>>> as root, or as the user logged in on Display :0
>>> Then from the ssh terminal, use xmessage. It'll work.
>>>
>> Argh, please don't suggest such blatant violations of security on a
>> mailing list! xhost + will just open up the system for exploits,
>> viruses and trojans.
>>
> [...]
>
> Yup. At best, this could be a "xhost +localhost", but even that
> depends on how much you trust your users.
>
> Regards,
> Gora
>
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Correct me if i am wrong, does this really matter if it is a desktop PC
and a user is accessing the system via SSH, means a secure tunnel!
I don't think there is any security hole if the system is a standalone
one, with someone accessing via ssh!
Had it been a network server or a multi user environment, then it can be
a big concern...
Still, this will help...
[+]name The given name (the plus sign is optional) is added to
the list allowed to connect to the X
server. The name can be a host name or a user name.
<!-- From UNIX Manual -->
So, give xhost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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