Re: XHOST

From: AN Kumar <af281_at_city.ac.uk>
Date: 7 Mar 2002 11:43:18 GMT
Message-ID: <a67jom$kep$3@canard.ulcc.ac.uk>

Dirk Moolman (dirkm_at_mxgroup.co.za) wrote:
: Question 1:

: How can I add a host with "xhost" so that it stays there permanently ? I
: use

: "xhost mxsun", but as soon as I reboot my server, the permissions for mxsun
: are gone and I have to run the command again. Is there a configuration file
: in which I can add all the hosts that I want to give access to ?

Stick it in your .profile or .cshrc perhaps?

: Question 2:

: I have two servers which do not have a console (Solaris 8), so I have to
: telnet to these servers. When I telnet, I cannot execute xhost. I read
: somewhere that I have to be the controlling host to be able to do this - is
: this correct ?
: How do I become the controlling host of the server so that I can run xhost
: on these 2 servers ?

Nonsense. Once you are on the box, root access will definitely allow you to use xhost

: Dirk

Arv Received on Thu Mar 07 2002 - 05:43:18 CST