Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, ottffss wrote:
>
> > I am running Linux Mandrake 6.1 on a home built PC. I just upgraded
> > from linux-mandrake 6.0 (where I did NOT have the problem I am about to
> > describe.) I boot to run level 5 (I edited /etc/innitab to do this).
> >
> > Here's my problem: When I log in as myself and them bring up a console
> > window and su to root I get the following message when I try to run any
> > X app:
>
> It's not a bug, it's a feature: This is for security, to prevent other
> users from popping up windows on your system.
> (i.e. telnet your.computer, login, export DISPLAY=:0.0, while true; do
> xclock &; done).
>
> To turn it off, do xhost +localhost before su'ing.
>
> LLaP
> bero
>
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Thanks, that works.
