Controlling access to your display

Once the X server is running, the Host control allows you to grant or restrict access to your X display. It also displays a list of hosts and users that have access to your current session.

To start the Host control, double-click on the Host icon in the Preferences Editor, located in the Controls window.

To grant access to your X server:

• click on Allow all connections. All remote users and hosts can display images on your screen.

  or

• click on the ``Add host'' field. Enter the name of any user or host that you want to be able to access your X server. To grant access to more than one user or host, press <Enter> after each entry you make. When you finish, click on Apply.

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To remove host access, select the host in the Access list, and click on Remove. To select more than one host, drag the cursor over the desired hosts and then click on Remove.

When you are finished, click on Apply. To exit, click on OK.

To restore your previous settings, click on Cancel.

See also:

• ``Running remote programs'' for more information on configuring access to your display and on running remote clients