Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 13:36:54 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> Cc: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root user, graphical programs Message-ID: <4A0D61E6.1050504@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905151415030.90887@macos.cmi.ua.ac.be> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905150843110.83166@macos.cmi.ua.ac.be> <4A0D1CC2.8000107@infracaninophile.co.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905151032150.85799@macos.cmi.ua.ac.be> <200905151252.42959.jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905151415030.90887@macos.cmi.ua.ac.be>
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Pieter Donche wrote:
> On Fri, 15 May 2009, Mike Clarke wrote:
>=20
>> On Friday 15 May 2009, Pieter Donche wrote:
>> I see from your original post that you're using KDE so you could try a=
>> third way:
>> Use <ALT + F2> to open the run dialog.
>> Enter xpdf or whatever in the "Command area.
>> Click on "Options", select "Run as a different user and fill in the
>> username and password for root.
>=20
> OK, this works..
>=20
> Also the other method (extract a $DISPLAY from ~/.Xauthority and nergin=
g=20
> in /root/.Xauhtority also works now, but my DISPLAY was not :0.0 but =20
> MYPCHOSTNAME:0
> (from a windows PC I was logged on to the FreeBSD machine using XMing
> X-windows terminal emulator)
You do realise that you have now told the whole world that you use an
unencrypted X session over a network? That's at least as bad -- probably=
worse -- than using rsh(1) or unencrypted telnet. I hope you haven't
logged into any sensitive accounts or typed a credit card number into a
web browser over that link...
You'ld be well advised to install putty on your windows box and use the=20
ability to tunnel X over a SSH connection.
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
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