xterm -display lx1:1 from another machine lx2

[Dan Fulbright]

>From lx1:

xhost +

Or, if you want to be more secure, man xhost.

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Hartmut Steffin wrote:

> Hi,
> i know this is an x-server problem and not vnc-specific, but i feel that
> here are the people who can help as well as those who might want to know....
> 
> I start a vncserver on lx1:1, I can connect with my viewer, everything is
> ok.
> I can add more programs "from outside" (e.g. from the console on lx1), by
> giving the explicit display: "xterm -display lx1:1". Okay so far.
> 
> NOW I want to connect to this same Xvnc from another machine "lx2" by giving
> this same command "xterm -display lx1:1" This fails (naturally) due to lack
> of permissions. The message on lx2 is:
> 
> Xlib: connection to "lx1:1.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> xterm Xt error: Can't open display: lx1:1
> 
> the log on lx1 is:
> AUDIT: Thu Nov 11 14:22:17 1999: 8141 Xvnc: client 1 rejected from IP
> xx.xx.xx.xx port 1756
> 
> I happened to have messages like these on other x-servers as well, so I
> suppose this is the normal and wanted (secure) behaviour. But where can I
> set these permissions to succeed with what i want? And it would be nice when
> this problem could be solved for ANY x-windows system including "kde".
> 
> any help appreciated
> thanks in advance
> Hardy
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Dan Fulbright
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