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Re: how to get ssh-agent to work again?



On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Kevin Mark wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 21:20, HdV@DTO.TUDelft.NL wrote:

Did I ? `;-)

> isnt 'xhost +localhost' a security no-no?
> it allow anyone with acccess to your network to gain access to your X?

It gives any user on that host the right to connect to X. Indeed a bad
thing if you ask me. Here's what I use (learned it from this list a long
time ago):

xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority

It allows you to use the magic cookie of "user" to connect to X. Much
saver in my book.

Grx HdV





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