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Re: [SLE] xhost
  • From: Michael Galloway <mgx@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:13:40 -0400
  • Message-id: <20010402151340.F1416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

of course, many would consider xhost + insecure, in that it allows anyone to
display X to your localhost. would be better to xhost localhostname instead.

-- michael

On Mon, 02 Apr 2001, quintaq@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Apr 2001 22:06:01 +0200
> charlie ti <shadout@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello
> > To use a graphical application with su i have to type : xhost
> > localhost
> > + to allow acces to the X server. Is there a way to it by default.
>
> I use the AfterStep WM and put it in my autoexec file :
>
> Exec "I" xhost +
>
> I guess some other WM's have an equivalent file.
>
> Geoff

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