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From: There is no satisfaction without Action <vlad@dusk.net>
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Subject: X-win. question
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 19:30:55 -0400 (AST)
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Good Day,

I have just installed X on one my machines and
am starting with xdm as root, but then log
in as a regular user.
Are there any great security compromises to
running X as I am, or running X on a machine
that is connected to the net period?

Help would be greatly appreciated, as shell 
accounts are available on the machine that I
run X on, thus surely making myself prone to
someone trying something funny :-/

Thank You in Advance,

Christian

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