[ale] What can one do with 'xwrappers' in RH6.2?

[Fulton Green]

Xwrapper is a very tiny (6 KB) program which appears to pass ownership of
X server processes to specific workstation users. Like when you're logging
in through a display manager client (such as the GNOME login panel), I think
this piece starts the server on behalf of your userid. I guess. I'm deriving
most of this through a combo of a "strings Xwrapper" dump and an examination
of its setuid bit (which is on). So for all I know, I may just be blowing
smoke. :)

And FWIW, your email appeared to be HTML-free.

On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 09:18:23AM -0400, jmmills at avana.net wrote:
> I just installed RH6.2 and am finishing the XFree setup. 
> RH6.2 installs 'xwrappers' (if I remember the name 
> properly) where I expect the chip-specific X server.
> 
> What does this program do, and how can I find what 
> controls it might respond to?
> 
> In a previous RH6.2 installation, I just brute-force 
> dumped 'xwrappers' and soft-linked my chip's X server 
> instead, but if it is a feature [;^) I would rather know 
> how to use it.
> 
> Also, please excuse me (but tell me) if this and my 
> preceeding post came out in or with HTML - I'm sending 
> them from a web tool.
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