On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 11:29:14AM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * Dave Sherohman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020520 10:49]: > > On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:39:22PM +0200, Kristian Rink wrote: > > > > Thankfully, debian's X config has by default an option (and I won't tell > you which if you don't know, because you shouldn't remove it) that > disables the X server from listening for and accepting incoming tcp > connections, so 'xhost +' won't hurt you as much as it should. > > Use su and read the originating user's ~/.Xauthority, or use ssh's X > forwarding. >
On my Debian system root can automatically run X-Apps (after an su). I was wondering why but haven't figurerd it out yet. It's not what I was used to before. Frank -- Dr. Frank Zimmermann | registered Linux user 133450 23, Sandon Road | web: http://www.ds10.uklinux.net Birmingham B17 8DR | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UK | tel: 0044-121-429 1746 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
