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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re:  "root" access kcmshell modules now need "xhost+"?
From:       "Roberto H. Alsina" <ralsina () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-11-14 17:37:41
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On Wed, Nov 14 2001 at 09:32:44pm +0100, Carsten Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 November 2001 21:25, Daniel Molkentin wrote:
> 
> > How about xhost +localhost?
> 
> Yeah, so that everybody logged into your computer can mess with your display? 
> No way.

Then use xauth.
I know it can be done, but the details are fuzzy :-)
Specially since it seems to involve creating a temporary cookie for 
root and then merging it into the user's authorized list.

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