Re: X display

2017-07-24 Thread Andrew Haley
On 23/07/17 19:37, Tom Horsley wrote: > I get this as well, but only in wayland. I assume there > must be some new undocumented nonsense to get access to > other users in wayland. In an Xorg display root display > access works the same as it always has for me. > > I was wrong, it is documented: >

Re: X display

2017-07-23 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:14:46 -0700 Joe Zeff wrote: > My understanding is that it's too easy to damage your system by > selecting the wrong files to move, rename or delete. Having to type the > names, even with tab completion, is considered safer because you have > more time to think about what

Re: X display

2017-07-23 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/23/2017 11:37 AM, Tom Horsley wrote: I have asked before for someone to point me the the big list of exploits that have happened because someone ran a GUI app as root, and so far all I've gotten is crickets. My understanding is that it's too easy to damage your system by selecting the wr

Re: X display

2017-07-23 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:15:11 +0200 Patrick Dupre wrote: > In a fresh install of f26, I get > cannot open display: 0: > when I try to run a X application (for example gparted) with root > Are there new rules to run a X application (compared with f24)? > echo $DISPLAY > 0: I get this as well, but

Re: X display

2017-07-23 Thread Matthew Miller
On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 08:15:11PM +0200, Patrick Dupre wrote: > In a fresh install of f26, I get > cannot open display: 0: > when I try to run a X application (for example gparted) with root > Are there new rules to run a X application (compared with f24)? > echo $DISPLAY > 0: This is a known be

X display

2017-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
Hello, In a fresh install of f26, I get cannot open display: 0: when I try to run a X application (for example gparted) with root Are there new rules to run a X application (compared with f24)? echo $DISPLAY 0: Thank === P

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Harish Pillay
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Alex wrote: > Hi, > >>> What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to >>> display on as local system? > ... > >> Here's what I do: >> local machine: ssh -YC usern...@remotemachine.com > > I tried "ssh -X u...@host" and that appeared to work fine.

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Chris Tyler
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 13:53 -0500, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > >> What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to > >> display on as local system? > ... > > > Here's what I do: > > local machine: ssh -YC usern...@remotemachine.com > > I tried "ssh -X u...@host" and that appeared to w

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Alex
Hi, >> What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to >> display on as local system? ... > Here's what I do: > local machine: ssh -YC usern...@remotemachine.com I tried "ssh -X u...@host" and that appeared to work fine. What is the difference between these two commands? Will I

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Harish Pillay
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 10:32 -0500, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to > display on as local system? > > I'm trying to get system-config-services to run on a remote FC14 > x86_64 system to my local FC13 x86_64 system. It's on a local internal > ne

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 10:32 -0500, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to > display on as local system? > > I'm trying to get system-config-services to run on a remote FC14 > x86_64 system to my local FC13 x86_64 system. It's on a local internal >

Re: Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:32:05 -0500 Alex wrote: > Also, how can I do this across the Internet? Wrap it in ssh? Ssh X forwarding is the simplest solution. If you want GUI access over a long latencty network connection you might want to investigate freenx. To get direct display access on the LAN you

Remote X display access

2011-01-02 Thread Alex
Hi, What is the best way to securely permit a remote X application to display on as local system? I'm trying to get system-config-services to run on a remote FC14 x86_64 system to my local FC13 x86_64 system. It's on a local internal network. I've tried setting the display and allowing access usi

F14 - second screen as separate X display

2010-12-29 Thread Andy Campbell
Hi, I'm just trying to gage if I'm in a very small minority wanting my second screen configured as a separate desktop ( X display ), anyone else out there using this config ? I've not been able to upgrade to F14, due to a bug that stops most applets being added to the gnome-pane