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On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 10:00:11PM -0500, Ben Lutgens wrote: |
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> Hi all, by default in gentoo (as well as a few other distros as well) X is |
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> configured to listen on port 6000/tcp for remote X requests, this is a |
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> known security hazard. |
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> If you're using xdm do the following: |
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> edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers to say |
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> local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp |
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> I also recommend not using xfs since X cant handle fonts without it. |
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Is there anyway to do this if one is not using xdm? |
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A solution working for xinit is good, but isn't there |
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any way of making this default short of compiling X |
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from scratch? |
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- Einar Karttunen |