Re: can't connect to Xserver (127.0.0.1) anymore

[Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es>]

On 23 Apr 2004, keeling@spots.ab.ca wrote:


>
> Usenet: comp.os.linux.security, and others.
ok
>

[snip]

>
> xhost +localhost # IFF you must!
>

[snip]


> Better, use xauth:
>
> xauth list # if you already have keys, skip next
> xauth generate .  # perform if you have no auth file
> xauth nextract username.xa $DISPLAY # should be the only step
> needed.
>
> Now login to the other machine/account.
>
> export DISPLAY=$REMOTE_HOSTIP:0.0
> xauth nmerge ~username/username.xa
aha, I did not about that one

Thanks very muc