No, I have NO remote users, and I firewall myself. There are NO other users
on my box, except for default system users. I don't necessarily just xhost+
everything all the time, but if I'm testing, it's simple and painless.
That's all this guy was doing. Not to mention, going to extremes everytime
you want to do something is very inefficient. Do what you have to when you
have to. Do what you want when you want. But don't just say that's the only
way to be.
--
Austin Gonyou
Systems Architect, CCNA
Coremetrics, Inc.
Phone: 512-796-9023
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jens Benecke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Win4Lin-users] Xlib: error
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 01:31:39PM -0500, Gonyou, Austin wrote:
>
> > If you're the ONLY local use, who cares!
>
> If you *know* you are the only local user.
>
> > If you're firewalled and your the only local user, who still cares?
>
> User firewall their machines usually because they want better
> security for
> the server programs they use. I.e. BECAUSE they have
> (probably many) remote
> users.
>
> A desktop system doesn't usually run a firewall.
>
> > There are better ways, but somtimes simpler is better in
> the short term
> > until you learn differently. Hopefully you'll take the time to learn
> > that.
>
> Simpler than executing 'xhost +' each and every time you want
> to do it?
> Here you are:
>
> ln -fs /home/$USER/.Xauthority /root/.Xauthority
>
> That does it. Never has to be cared about again.
>
> > Also, once you've started the program, just xhost -. It
> should be happy.
>
> As long as it does not want to open a new window (File/Open,
> for example).
>
>
>
> PS: Please don't full quote, it's a waste of space. I know
> what I wrote.
>
> --
> Jens Benecke
> http://www.hitchhikers.de/ - Die kostenlose Mitfahrzentrale
> f�r ganz Europa
>
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