Re: embarrassing X question
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Richard Black wrote:
> > The xfree86 packages have been changed to not accept tcp connections
> > at all by default. Check out the "-nolisten" option in your xserver
> > manual page.
>
> Okay thanks!
>
> But...how do I use xauth? I have tried doing what what suggested in the man
> page ie variants of
The both moset secure and most convenient way is to use ssh. Enable X
tunnelling in the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file (set ForwardX11 to yes) and
everything will be done for you---no need to set DISPLAY or use xauth or
have the server listen on any tcp port. Just log in with "ssh user@server".
Walter
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