These "xhost +si:localuser:..." settings have also caused problems to Tk users on RedHat/Fedora systems in the past:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=349071 https://partner-bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216236 It all goes back to the Tk changes entry 4/26/93 (new feature) Implemented security check for "send" as proposed by Bennett Todd: incoming sends are now rejected unless (a) xhost-style access control is enabled and (b) the list of authorized hosts is empty. In other words, you have to use xauth to use send. This feature can be disabled by setting the TK_NO_SECURITY flag at compile-time. The Tk people claim to have fixed this in the tk8.5 branch: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909931&group_id=12997&atid=112997 So I wonder why Ubuntu 10.4 is still affected ... To reproduce: start exmh and activate under "Preferences" in "Background Processing" the "Separate background process" option and one of the "Background processing" options (e.g., flist). ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #349071 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=349071 ** Bug watch added: partner-bugzilla.redhat.com/ #216236 https://partner-bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216236 ** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #1909931 http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1909931 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371181 Title: xauth authentication not working -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
