On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:58:35 -0800, Loren M. Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This enable all programs to have access that are using unix domain > sockets to not need the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE stored in the .Xauthority file > in the users home directory so any user can open a program on that > display. xhost +localhost adds all programs from localhost using tcp > connections instead. DISPLAY=:0 causes a program to use fast unix > domain sockets where DISPLAY=localhost:0 causes a program to use slow > tcp sockets instead. tcp sockets are really only needed for remote > connections and xhost +localhost won't allow any local programs to > access X unless they use tcp, not unix. See my first response for more > information.
ok time out :) 1)does xhost set the DISPLAY variable ? 2)does xhost local: also uses the tcp thingie or use it the x socket thingie ? 3)what must i put in the .Xauthority file to make the screensaver work with having to use xhost ? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
