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## 6. Exmh

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There is one problem - most pre-compiled TCL/TK packages have the security option compiled in. The following script .xserverrc.secure which came with SuSE solves this.

> `

>     #!/bin/sh

>     #
>     # move this file to ~/.xserverrc, if you don't want to allow everybody to
>     # get access to your X-Server
>     #
>     if [ -x /usr/bin/keygen ]; then
>         if [ ! -x /usr/bin/hostname -a ! -x /bin/hostname \
>              -a ! -x /usr/bsd/hostname ];
>         then
>             echo "startx: can't get my hostname - exiting"
>             exit 1
>         else
>             host=`hostname`
>         fi

>         xauth add $host:0 . `/usr/bin/keygen`
>         sleep 2
>         xauth add $host/"unix":0 . `/usr/bin/keygen`
>         exec X :0 -auth .Xauthority $*
>     else
>         exec X :0 $*
>     fi

> `

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