Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:21:34 +0100 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xhost +localhost Message-ID: <ef60af0905020315216fc3765a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050203225835.GX8619@alzatex.com> References: <ef60af09050202095829be3b6f@mail.gmail.com> <20050202210526.GC77499@keyslapper.net> <42014E0A.5070003@mac.com> <20050203225835.GX8619@alzatex.com>
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:58:35 -0800, Loren M. Lang <lorenl@alzatex.com> 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 ?
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