etch - how to relax security of xconsole and Xnest

[Martin Waller <martinej.waller@ntlworld.com>]

Hi,

When I try and run 'xconsole' as a normal user, I get the error message 
"Couldn't open console'.

When I try to use Xnest to get a root x login (gdm), I get the error 
message 'System administrator is not allowed to login to this screen'.

I understand the need for secuity, but would like to be able  see 
xconsole as a normal user and Xnest into  localhost as root occasionally.

I did man xconsole - nothing relevant came up; also man console_ioctls - 
nothing relevant came up.

I have also reduced my x security so that root can remotely login via 
gdm from other machines on the local net - specifically via xdmcp from 
either Exceed, XWin32 or even Xnest from cygwin on a windoze box.

Trouble is Xnest on the lcoalhost can't...

Can anyone help with these two niggling problems?

Thanks,

Martin