Re: inconsistent X security?
On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Adrian Bridgett wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 10:52:15PM -0500, pgarcia wrote:
> > I'm currently not using xdm; I'm using startx to start X.
> > When I don't have an .xserverrc file, X uses magic cookies.
> > When I do have one (that simply says X -bpp 24), the security
> > is completely disabled. What gives? How do I use an .xserverrc
> > file without losing my security?
X -bpp 24 is /too/ simple. In the man page for xinit it says:
Both the client program name and the server program name
must begin with a slash (/) or a period (.). Otherwise,
they are treated as an arguments to be appended to their
respective startup lines. This makes it possible to add
arguments (for example, foreground and background colors)
without having to retype the whole command line.
> I have an .xserverrc file and things work fine:
>
> exec /usr/X11R6/bin/X -ld 8192 v :0
>
> maybe the "exec" is important? It certainly speeds up X-windows startup cf.
> without the "exec".
Once again, the man page is worth a read:
Note, when using a .xserverrc script be sure to ``exec''
the real X server. Failing to do this can make the X
server slow to start and exit.
Cheers,
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