xhost?

ashlesha · 07-13-2006, 12:47 PM

hi,

i m a little confused abt the whole x windows thing~! i mlooking it up on the web..
but here is my immediate problem..i export the display variable and set it from a remote m/c so that i can see the display on my local machine..however my local m/c runs Debian linux, in which i think by default there is a nolisten to TCP on the display port...where do i disable this from?

also is xhost + an unsecure option to use?

thanks
ashlesha.

Tinkster · 07-13-2006, 01:25 PM

It's definitely a security hole; if you need the whole remote desktop
I'd suggest using tightVNC; if you're after a single programs output
use ssh with X-forwarding.

Cheers,
Tink

raskin · 07-13-2006, 01:32 PM

man iptables, man xhost I suggest for the first try.
And for 'xhost +' - I think it's bad to have it on all of the time. By the way, do you go through ssh all the time? man ssh, /-X: ssh -X rules and is more secure.

ashlesha · 07-13-2006, 01:50 PM

yeah ssh -X is a good one..
thanks guys!
ashlesha.

osio · 07-14-2006, 03:13 AM

Wow, ssh -X user@server is amazing! Super, thanks a lot!