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From: n952162 <n952162@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] is the X11 Security extension required for xauth?
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 21:17:49
Message-Id: bc9ab244-6555-ba81-7725-a9b684b75552@web.de
1 xauth(1) says:
2
3 /if [the X server] does not support the SECURITY extension, the
4 [generate] command fails./
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6 The xauth command is used to generate the .Xauthority file, which is
7 required for X11Forwarding.
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9 But the Security Extension is not enabled by default:
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11 - - xcsecurity  : Build Security extension
12
13 but I don't find anybody asking why X11 forwarding doesn't work under
14 gentoo.  What am I missing?

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Re: [gentoo-user] is the X11 Security extension required for xauth? Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] is the X11 Security extension required for xauth? n952162 <n952162@×××.de>