[ale] X application as root

Jason Day jasonday at worldnet.att.net
Mon May 5 21:53:45 EDT 2003


On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 10:53:16AM -0400, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> You might see if running 'xhost +' in another window (or before you su) 
> makes a difference.  I've had to do that on some systems.

I view xhost in the same light as telnet: both are insecure, both have
(more) secure replacements, and neither is necessary any longer.  I
would recommend staying away from xhost if at all possible.

Jason
-- 
Jason Day                                       jasonday at
http://jasonday.home.att.net                    worldnet dot att dot net
 
"Of course I'm paranoid, everyone is trying to kill me."
    -- Weyoun-6, Star Trek: Deep Space 9
_______________________________________________
Ale mailing list
Ale at ale.org
http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale





More information about the Ale mailing list