Re: how to get ssh-agent to work again?

HdV_at_DTO.TUDelft.NL
Date: 08/30/03

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    On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Kevin Mark wrote:

    > On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 21:20, HdV@DTO.TUDelft.NL wrote:

    Did I ? `;-)

    > isnt 'xhost +localhost' a security no-no?
    > it allow anyone with acccess to your network to gain access to your X?

    It gives any user on that host the right to connect to X. Indeed a bad
    thing if you ask me. Here's what I use (learned it from this list a long
    time ago):

    xauth merge ~user/.Xauthority

    It allows you to use the magic cookie of "user" to connect to X. Much
    saver in my book.

    Grx HdV 

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