Re: Xserver: a bug or a feature ?
On: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:51:42 +0200 Max Lawson writes:
>
> There's sthg strange w/ the Xserver config. Some applications need
> to connect to the Xserver. The connection get refused till I add the
> box/host name to the xhost list!
If you are talking about the xhost feature implemented on user side by
the xhost command this is normal and the first stage of security to
protect your xserver.
You can read more about access control in the manual pages of the
xhost and the xauth command.
Torsten
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