Re: [Plplot-devel] plplot-5.2.0 / redhat 8.0 (fwd)

[Maurice L. <mj...@ga...>]

Alan W. Irwin writes:
 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:49:35 -0600 (CST)
 > From: Matt Newville <new...@ca...>
 > To: Alan W. Irwin <ir...@be...>
 > Subject: plplot-5.2.0 / redhat 8.0
 > 
 > [...]
 > In addition, './x01c -dev tk' reports:
 > 
 >  Plplot library version: 5.2.0
 >  X server insecure (must use xauth-style authorization); command
 >  ignored
 >      while executing
 >  "send $client "set server_name [list $server_name]""
 >      (procedure "plserver_link_init" line 25)
 >      invoked from within
 >  "plserver_link_init"
 >      (procedure "plserver_init" line 85)
 >      invoked from within
 >  "plserver_init"
 > 
 > I am tunneling X through ssh, but that's pretty standard practice
 > these days...

I usually see this when someone has xhost-style access enabled, even though
you may not be using it (since you're coming in through ssh).  Check to
make sure the xhost command gives only:

$ xhost
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect

-- 
Maurice LeBrun    mj...@ga...
Research Organization for Information Science and Technology of Japan (RIST)