Howto xhost or equivalent tool?

[truthCH]

Hi there ...

First sorry for my english, isnt my first spoken language, so sometimes, i use the false words - plz forgive me ..

It's not first time that i use backtrack, but its my first time, that i have replace my normal linux desktop with backtrack3 and i have no problems with it, only one that i can not solve self..

In my old distro (openSUSE) i was able to open a exported display from my server to my desktop. But under Backtrack the command "xhost" does not exist - so i was not able to allow the connection.

I know that this isnt a secure environment but can someone explain me, how i can this get to work?

Thanks and for further information, please contact ...

Cheers
truthCH

[KMDave]

Try using ssh with X forwarding.

ssh -X <host>

[truthCH]

Hi Dave...

Thanks for your help ..

That's normal, i have use the X11 forwarding (ssh -X) but i cant set with xhost on backtrack that the server is allowed to send the Display. Xhost isnt available on Backtrack

Cheers
truthCH

P.S
This is what my server say's when i connect with ssh -X

X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 55 (X_CreateGC)
Resource id in failed request: 0x2800000
Serial number of failed request: 1
Current serial number in output stream: 4

Every other distro works, because there's the tool xhost to allow it ...

[truthCH]

Hi there ...

I have solved the problem. Download the xhost source package, compile it and then i can set the xhost that's allowed to send display to my backtrack.

But this was not alone the solution. Must also edit xserverrc, so that the X Server starts not with -nolisten tcp.

Thanks anyway for helping me....

Cheers
truthCH

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