Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xhost
Hi,
The manpage says:
[+]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.
The manpage gives the impression that I can selectively enable other
users to participate in my X session. This is much preferable over
xhost +localhost or xhost +local:
But trying it out yields:
$ LANG=C xhost +u2
xhost: bad hostname "u2"
u2 is a regular user name on this system. xhost +local: works but is not
discriminating enough.
I have TCP disabled for X, i.e. only local sessions are possible. Ubuntu
Dapper is installed. I checked manpages from Debian and Suse, e.g.
http://www.sourcentral.org/man/SLES9/1+xhost and they all contain the
same text.
Under what circumstances would it be possible to use user names with xhost?
Is the manpage text misleading?
Regards,
Jörg Höhle
** Affects: xhost (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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manpage says xhost +username should work
https://launchpad.net/bugs/60040
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