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From: sachs@FID.Morgan.COM (Josef Sachs)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Questions on xdm and X authority
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Date: 4 Jun 91 20:41:26 GMT
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Question 1:  If I start up X via xinit, I can specify server options, e.g.
             xinit -- -ar1 600
             to specify the autorepeat initiate interval for Xsun.
             Is there any way to do this, on a per-user basis, with xdm?

Question 2:  I'm using the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol
             in my X server.  I'd like root to be able to bring up a
             client for issuing alert messages.  He can do this by
             setting XAUTHORITY to my .Xauthority file, but how can
             he figure out what user is signed on via xdm, since the
             X started by xdm is running as root?  Alternatively, is
             there some way the server can respect MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
             but always allow connections from root clients?
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