Re: [MLUG] Xauth help - fedora

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mark A. Haidekker wrote:
> On Thursday 10 November 2005 21:01, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
>
> > Did you try
> >
> > grep nolisten /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
> >
> > I get
> > listen_tcp="-nolisten tcp"
> >
> > If your system is the same as mine, presumably you need to edit that
> > line in startx.
>
>
>
> Not the same system, unfortunately. In my startx, that line is blank. However, 
> you gave me an idea - I searched for nolisten in the entire /etc/X11 tree and 
> found one in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf - commented out, however. It could have 
> defaulted the other way, so I explicitly added the line DisallowTCP=false - 
> still no luck. Then I changed the command in gdm.conf from
>
> command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -audit 0
>
> to
>
> command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -audit 0 -listen_tcp

This wouldn't work, I think, because -listen_tcp is an option for 
startx, not for X.

If you are using gdm, my guess is that the startx script never even gets 
used.

> but I still can't see it. ps still gives
>
> /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
>
> ***So who adds this nolisten??? Apparently, /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf has no 
> effect???
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Mark

I would try grepping all the dot files in your home directory for nolisten.

Then I would try grepping the entire file system - it might take a long 
time, but probably less time then pulling out your hair.


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