Re: X security (was: Root login)

> but not from the console. > > How can I get past this problem? Hi, Johan. As others have pointed out, starting an entire X session as root is probably not the best way to go. There are a number of ways listed in the other replies that will work, but I thought I would take just a m

bo box needed for X security build

Hi folks, it's your friendly neighborhood X maintainer. I do not have access to a bo machine on which to compile a security release of XFree86 (3.3 plus the recent security patches for xterm and libXaw). It is rather important that I find one. If you have such a machine and are willing to help,

Re: inconsistent X security?

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 10:52:15PM -0500, pgarcia wrote: > > I'm currently not using xdm; I'm using startx to start X. > > When I don't have an .xserverrc file, X uses magic cookies. > > When I do have one (that simply says X -bpp 24), the security >

Re: inconsistent X security?

On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 10:52:15PM -0500, pgarcia wrote: > I'm currently not using xdm; I'm using startx to start X. > When I don't have an .xserverrc file, X uses magic cookies. > When I do have one (that simply says X -bpp 24), the security > is completely disabled. What gives? How do I use an

inconsistent X security?

I'm currently not using xdm; I'm using startx to start X. When I don't have an .xserverrc file, X uses magic cookies. When I do have one (that simply says X -bpp 24), the security is completely disabled. What gives? How do I use an .xserverrc file without losing my security? Thanks, Phil Garcia

X security

how can I start X on the same vc as the terminal? -Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .