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Hello,

I have set up my Linux system to use `xdm' so that X authorisation is
used.  I needed this so that `exmh' would work properly.

Can someone give me an explanation of how `xauth' works?  I would like
to give a remote machine access to my machine.  How do I do it?  I
have read the xauth man page and it uses a command like:

      %  xauth extract - $DISPLAY | rsh otherhost xauth merge -

This looks ok, but the otherhost I am trying to give permission does
not have (and is not allowed to have) a `.rhosts' file.  So the above
`rsh' command fails with permission denied.

I would like to keep the xhosts list clear.  ie, I do (and `exmh' does)
an `xhost -' to empty the list.

Also will I have a problem that my local hostname is
`hornetnest.org.au' while the remote machines know the hostname as
`hornetnest.sd.monash.edu.au'?  The link is via PPP.

Thanks,
Glenn.

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Glenn Maughan ---------------------------------------------------------------
Object Technology Group, PhD Student | Ph:    +613 90-32660
Department of Software Development   | Fax:   +613 90-32745
Monash University AUSTRALIA          | Email: glennm@insect.sd.monash.edu.au