Re: How to use gksu to safely run a non-open-source application?

[Jack Dodds <brmdamon aci on ca>]

GSR - FR wrote:

> brmdamon aci on ca (2004-12-28 at 1348.45 -0500):
>  
>
> > It seems that X has facilities to keep unwanted users from connecting - 
> > but a user that is connected has complete access.  So my project of 
> > allowing a hostile user to put a window on my desktop cannot be done safely.
> >    
>
> Maybe using Xnest?
>  
Xnest looks interesting.  However, I haven't been able to get to work on 
my system.

Xnest :1  in a terminal window makes an Xnest window appear,

but if I open another terminal window and enter

xterm -display :1

I get the result

Xlib: connection to ":1.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :1

Looks like another X authentication problem.