Timothy Murphy wrote: > I'm trying to get Bluetooth (bluez) running on my computer, > and I see in the rather sparse documentation > a suggestion that one should give the command "xhosts +". > This will let anyone on your computer connect to the X server - OK on a home system, I guess, but bad security. > As far as I can see, xhosts has been replaced > (everywhere, or just in Fedora?) by xauth. > I looked at "man xauth", which I suspect was written by aliens, > but I couldn't see what could take the place of "xhosts +". > > Can anyone enlighten me? > The default setup only accepts X connections from the local computer. You can change this in System --> Administration --> Login Screen --> Security --> Deny TCP connections to Xserver. I am not sure how to enable Xauth for a Bluetooth device. Normally, you would ether add its "magic cookie" to .Xauthority using xauth, or give it a copy of your "magic cookie". But I don't think that works here. Turning on TCP connections should make "xhost +" work for you, so you can at least get started. You are probably going to want to be more specific about who/what can connect after you are sure the rest works. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
