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On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 09:45, William Kenworthy wrote: |
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> xhost +localhost |
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> su - |
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> export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 |
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> Using "su -", requires a display set. Where does one put the xhost and |
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> export in a generic sence? I have a single user machine and often use a |
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> number of x displays - how could I set up to do the above automaticly, |
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> no matter which X dispaly I am on? |
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> BillK |
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You really don't want that configured as a "default" it is not the most |
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secure idea. |
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A better alternative is to install ssh on the local machine, configure |
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public/private key pairs for your root account, make ssh only listen on |
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localhost (127.0.0.1), enable automatic X11 forwarding and then whenever |
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you want to run an X app as root do: |
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ssh -X root@localhost /path/to/application |
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The overheads in running a ssh server are really not that much when you |
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are doing it on the local machine only. |
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Troy Dack |
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http://linux.tkdack.com |
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