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List:       gnome
Subject:    Re: How to use gksu to safely run a non-open-source application?
From:       Jack Dodds <brmdamon () aci ! on ! ca>
Date:       2004-12-29 16:54:06
Message-ID: 41D2E12E.3010504 () aci ! on ! ca
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GSR - FR wrote:

>brmdamon@aci.on.ca (2004-12-28 at 1348.45 -0500):
>  
>
>>It seems that X has facilities to keep unwanted users from connecting - 
>>but a user that is connected has complete access.  So my project of 
>>allowing a hostile user to put a window on my desktop cannot be done safely.
>>    
>>
>
>Maybe using Xnest?
>  
>
Xnest looks interesting.  However, I haven't been able to get to work on 
my system.

Xnest :1  in a terminal window makes an Xnest window appear,

but if I open another terminal window and enter

xterm -display :1

I get the result

Xlib: connection to ":1.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :1

Looks like another X authentication problem.






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