Gora Mohanty wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:18:32 +0530 > Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On Tuesday 08 Jul 2008, Shamail Tayyab wrote: >> >>> Navjot Kukreja wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> I'm logged into a machine from SSH and want to send a message to >>>> the user who is using it locally on GUI on display :0. i tried >>>> xmessage but i couldnt make it send messages to another display. >>>> Does anyone know a way? -Navjot Kukreja >>>> >>> Give xhost + >>> as root, or as the user logged in on Display :0 >>> Then from the ssh terminal, use xmessage. It'll work. >>> >> Argh, please don't suggest such blatant violations of security on a >> mailing list! xhost + will just open up the system for exploits, >> viruses and trojans. >> > [...] > > Yup. At best, this could be a "xhost +localhost", but even that > depends on how much you trust your users. > > Regards, > Gora > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > > > Correct me if i am wrong, does this really matter if it is a desktop PC and a user is accessing the system via SSH, means a secure tunnel! I don't think there is any security hole if the system is a standalone one, with someone accessing via ssh! Had it been a network server or a multi user environment, then it can be a big concern...
Still, this will help... [+]name The given name (the plus sign is optional) is added to the list allowed to connect to the X server. The name can be a host name or a user name. <!-- From UNIX Manual --> So, give xhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Shamail Tayyab shamail [at] inbox [dot] com 8 5 6 4 5 0 8 1 7 9 - 1 9 + (right to left without spaces) <<Bringing Linux and Mobiles one step closer>> Blog at: http://tuxatwork.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/