Re: More SSH Fun (X11 forwarding)
Ok... it was just a suggestion to find out the source of
the problem :)
I wasn't sure if ssh depended on xauth/host or not.
I guess it doesn't.
-David
>
> nonono! don't set your x server to listen for tcp and don't use xhost.
>
> That is the Wrong Way. The whole idea of using ssh's x forwarding is to
> avoid sending your X session (including all your keystrokes) across the
> wire in the clear. (It's also rather convenient, once it's set up right,
> to locally-display remote apps, but demonstrated difficulties in getting
> it set up negate any convenience argument in this case, I think!)
>
> For review:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=never+xhost&btnI=I
>
> good times,
> Vineet
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