xhost: where to save a list of allowed clients?

[Mihails Nikitins]

Hi,

I run a graphical application on HP-UX machine locally (it serves both as X client and X server).

I can't find where a list of allowed X clients is stored (i get some list when trying to run graphical apps). After 'xhost +' command everything is OK.

Manual pages for 'xhost' mention configuration file /etc/X*.hosts, but I don't have such files. BTW, what are possible meanings of '*"?

Thanks and points in advance!

BR,
Mihails

[Mark Grant]

When you run xhost with an argument of a name, that name gets added to the list of hosts given X access so at the very least you could do

for i in `cat my_list_hosts`
do
xhost $i
done

On the other hand, /etc/X*.hosts will be any file that begins with an X and ends with ".hosts"

Hope this helps

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

Mihails,

I believe you can place the list in a file called "/etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.xhost". Entries look like this:

/usr/bin/X11/xhost +localhost
/usr/bin/X11/xhost +
...etc...


Pete

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

the syntax /etc/X*.hosts refers to the display specific access control of X11:
/etc/X0.hosts for display :0
/etc/X1.hosts for display :1 ...

So if you put the relevant hostnames in
/etc/X0.hosts, access to your display (which is nearly always :0) ist granted.

mfG Peter

[Mihails Nikitins]

To Peter:

I also believed so and tried using the files, but this didn't work for me. Thank you!