Adding and Deleting Hosts with `xhost'

Using xhost, you can add or delete a remote host's permission to access the local display server.




	NOTE: Hosts entered by `xhost` have access only until the server recycles. A server recycles when the last client attached to a server goes away. For systems running many clients, this is usually at the end of a session. For systems running a server but no clients, hosts entered by `xhost` may be removed before you have a chance to use the remote host. To add hosts permanently, make an entry in the `X0.hosts` file.

The xhost command is in the form:

   xhost [+-] [name]

where:

+name: Add the remote host named name to the list of computers allowed to connect to the X server.
-name: Remove name from the list of computers allowed to connect to to the X server.
+: Allow access to everyone (access control disabled).
-: Allow access only to computers in the list (access control enabled).
blank: Display current status and list of computers allowed to access the X server.

For example, the following command allows the remote computer hpggggg to access your local display.

   xhost +hpggggg

For more information, refer to the xhost man page.

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