Re: [TCLUG:12123] Remote X Permissions

[Perry Hoekstra <dutchman@uswest.net>]

"Eric M. Hopper" wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 01:10:42PM -0600, Perry Hoekstra wrote:
> > Greet the sun all,
> >
> > I am try to start up the Netscape Adminsitrator client on a Solaris
> > and send the display to my Linux box.  I did a set display=<ip
> > address>:0.0 and then fired that sucker up.  However, I am getting a
> > 'refused by server' error.  It goes on to say that the client is not
> > authorized to connect to the server.  Where do you set remote
> > permissions for X?  I could not find anything in my copy of 'Running
> > Linux'.
> 
>         On your Linux box, do this:
> 
> xauth list
> 
>         You should get something that looks like this:
> 
> ws240-6.nmsmn.com/unix:0  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  e50e3ac7c5afe3fD55e031da8d5861be5b
> 
>         On your Solaris box, do this:
> 
> xauth add <linux ip>:0  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  e50e3ac7c5afe3fD55e031da8d5861be5b
> 
>         Now stuff should work.  :-)
> 

That did it.  How long are these cookies valid?  If I restart my Linux
box, will I receive a new MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE and have to re-xauth myself
on the Solaris box?

-- 
Perry Hoekstra
Consultant
Talent Software Services
dutchman@mn.uswest.net	
(612) 253-8461