Re: XFree86 nolisten option: Debian specific or general?
On Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 04:58:53PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> I've been engaged in an extended offline discussion with an individual
> on the topic of running remote X applications under Debian. Getting
> beyond security concerns involved, the -nolisten flag of XFree86 is one
> of the blocks he's stumbled over. Discovering the 'man' command appears
> to be another....
>
> My question: is setting the -nolisten flag in /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc
> a Debian-specific default, or has this been more widely adopted in other
> GNU/Linux distributions and/or XFree86v4?
>
I can't speak for Debian, but when I added KDE to my system, I
got a friendly debconf message that KDE had disabled listening
on TCP, because it is a security hole for most desktop users.
I agree with KDE, listening on TCP for X connections is a
dangerous thing for most users and should be disabled by
default. I'd rather surprise the few who try to do networked X,
than the many who plug their desktop into an open Internet
connection.
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