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[ILUG] XEmacs....acting up a bit....

[ILUG] XEmacs....acting up a bit....

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Wed Mar 14 17:33:37 GMT 2001


begin Michael Treacy quotation:

> Is there a way of allowing Root access to Display on a permanent basis? I 
> ask the question because I can do it on my laptop (i.e. access display after 
> running su).

Try:  ssh root at localhost

(Make sure your ssh installation has X forwarding enabled.)

The thought of resorting to "xhost localhost", to solve that problem,
makes me shudder.  Security nightmare.

-- 
Cheers,                                      Right to keep and bear
Rick Moen                                  Haiku shall not be abridged
rick at linuxmafia.com                           Or denied.  So there.




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