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xhosts +
Name: Debian Date: April 17, 2001 at 09:28:21 Pacific
Comment:
Solaris 2.6
Is there any change to do xhost + permanent? Any configfile or something?
Name: rick Date: April 17, 2001 at 10:41:15 Pacific
Reply:
you sure you want to?? it's considered a secrity risk. there's always .profile - will add it every time you log in.
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Response Number 2
Name: Debian Date: April 17, 2001 at 12:27:53 Pacific
Reply:
I'm sure! xhosts +localhost is enough, but I don't know the syntax. Is it root's .profile? My problem is: I log in as userX then su to root then try to start an xterm on the same machine, it doesn't work until xhosts +.
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Response Number 3
Name: sudheesh Date: April 21, 2001 at 04:20:36 Pacific
Reply:
add xhost + in /etc/profile this should work i haven't tried
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