Re: xhost

[Hernan Joel Cervantes Rodriguez <hernan@if.usp.br>]

Hi Richard

> According to the man pages, xhost uses a file called "/etc/X*.hosts".  I
> haven't got this file.  There are several /etc/host* files, none of which
> control X access, and no *host* files in /etc/X11.  So where is the file
> that xhost uses to control access to my X server?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

	You have miss undertood the man page. The xhost don't used the
/etc/X*.host. Your Xwindows sistems uses these files to allow the access control
for the X. In this file must be set the name of the host frecuently access
by you, and you don't need do the xhost <host> for allow the access control.

	
                                    Hernan

                           Hernán J Cervantes Rodríguez
                           Instituto de Física da USP
                           e-mail   : hernan@if.usp.br
                           homepage : http://fge.if.usp.br/~hernan/