In short everyone, on this list, or wherever, make sure you're doing things
safely and in a known environment. If you aren't sure it's safe, then figure
out the safe way to do it, for your environment.
--
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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