I don't disagree. This simple fix will work if implimented in the iso during the create user part. The only reason I could think agains it is that it does open up security that other wise is naturally closed. Maybe it can be a selected feature during install? Opening an X connection to other users allows "man in the middle" attacks. Not real common problem but real. It's the best way to hijack a vnc session.
Walter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of petter Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 7:09 PM To: yoper-dev - open minded discussion Subject: Re: [yoper-dev] Xon The reason i wanted to add this is not to add any new features, but it will just make it simpler for our users to run applications as root. And why not have a script to do it instead of documenting how to fix it and getting questions about it all the time. After looking a little more at it im not 100% sure if xon is the script i was looking for. http://wiki.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/xon.1.html On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:04:25 +0100, Walter Hieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Way back when... I added this to the wiki and it was elaborated. > This still works just fine for exporting X > http://www.yoper.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_export_Display > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joakim Asklund > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:33 PM > To: yoper-dev - open minded discussion > Subject: Re: [yoper-dev] Xon > > > So what does xon do actually? And what does xhost + do that is limiting > when > starting X-app as another user? > > /Joakim > > On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:09:14 +0100 > petter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> With all yoper version i have tried i think it has been impossible to >> run >> X apps as other users then the one that is running the x session. I know >> how to fix it, but why not let the user run it without any hassle ? >> >> Most distros lets users do this and i think most of them do it with the >> xon script. What do you think about adding it to the iso? >> >> >> ------------- >> Pettern >> _______________________________________________ >> yoper-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://morpheus.pingos.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev >> > _______________________________________________ > yoper-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://morpheus.pingos.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > yoper-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://morpheus.pingos.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev -- ----------- Pettern _______________________________________________ yoper-dev mailing list [email protected] https://morpheus.pingos.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev _______________________________________________ yoper-dev mailing list [email protected] https://morpheus.pingos.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev
