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Date:      Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:38:07 -0600
From:      Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com>
To:        Erick Mechler <emechler@techometer.net>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, stable list <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Updated to today's -stable and can no longer connect to the XFree86 server
Message-ID:  <20030219153806.GA41721@luke.immure.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030219152441.GG64649@techometer.net>
References:  <20030218161705.GA4876@luke.immure.com> <20030219011808.GK50962@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030219033811.GA25426@luke.immure.com> <20030219152441.GG64649@techometer.net>

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On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 07:24:41AM -0800, Erick Mechler wrote:
> :: > XFree86 does not listen on TCP ports by default.  You have to enable
> :: > it if you want this behaviour (see man startx or man xdm).
> :: 
> :: Well then I am confused. I didn't change XFree86. I only updated the
> :: system. Why would I suddenly see this new behavior?
> 
> For example, if you have xdm starting out of /etc/ttys and you blindly 
> update everything mergemaster tells you to, you might overwrite some of 
> your custom configs.

Well, I don't use xdm. I always have (for many years now) started the
X server using startx, and I do see that startx (which hasn't been
changed on my system since last December) does explicitly specify
"-nolisten tcp" if not told otherwise. The thing that is a mystery to me
is that before upgrading to Feb 18's -stable my X server was allowing
connections. I can't explain why it used to work! :-)

Bob


> 
> Cheers - Erick

-- 
Bob Willcox            We seem to have forgotten the simple truth that
bob@vieo.com           reason is never perfect. Only non-sense attains
Austin, TX             perfection.      -- Poul Henningsen [1894-1967]

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