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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net>
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Subject: Re: xdm xhosts authorization confusing me 
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On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:18:01 -0400, Laurence Berland wrote:

> I can "xhost +local" at an xterm prompt
> should read
> I can "xhost +local:" at an xterm prompt
> Sorry for the mixup

Have you tried:

	xhost +localhost

?

The reason I didn't suggest this is that it allows local users logged
into the X display server to snuffle around in your X session,
potentially reading your keystrokes.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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