[H-GEN] Question

[Martin Pool]

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At 09:53 AM 27/08/99 PDT, you wrote:
>NB: in an insecure environment, then the above use of xhosts is "not
>reccomended" (to put it mildly).  If security is an issue, look into the
>(more complicated) details (eg. xauth), *or* use ssh (a secure and easy
>way of doing things).

The simplest and most secure way by far is to use ssh.  It gives you a
secure remote login method, and also automatically sets up display
forwarding.  So, you should be able to write something like

  mydisplay$ ssh myhost xeyes

I think that's the right syntax.
--
Martin Pool


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