OK, you're all right and looking back I see he is using SSH with the -X so that would mean he won't need the less secure method. The only time we still run into problems is if you have to su to a different user at the machine you go to, then you lose the xauth.
Thank you all who mentioned the low security of using the open xhost method. Randy -----Original Message----- From: Vladimir Levijev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:04 AM To: Young, Randy Cc: Christopher L. Barnard; [email protected]; Christopher L. Barnard Subject: Re: Some servers do not forward X11, but I do not know why. On 12/7/05, Young, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first question I have is did you set xhost to allow the other > server in? Normally setting "xhost +" is not a good idea, it's a > security hole, so I usually do "xhost servername" to allow it in, and > when done I "xhost -servername" to remove it. I'd like to add that this will help only in case the older xhost-type authentication is used. The newer method is xauth. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
