On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 17:53, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > The reason has to do with X server security. Normally, only the user > that "owns" the current X secession can have programs "connect" to it. > Starting an X based program requires that it connect to an X server. > Now, the user that is logged to the GUI "owns" the current X secession. > He/she/it has the "keys" needed to connect in their home directory. If > you use "su" to change to another user, the "keys" are still there. But > if you use "su -", or if you change the envirement, then you no longer > have the "keys", and the X server will not let you connect. Running > "xhost + localhost" or "xhost localhost" tells the X server that any > program on localhost can connect without needing the "keys". This is ok > for a home system, but is a security risk on a more open system. > That sounds logical, Mikkel, except for two things. One - it doesn't always happen when you try to edit a file as root, and two - it sometimes happens when you are working as user!
Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels
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