[QCLUG] Re: Kid timer

[Leif Theden]

>
>> ps, what is XAUTHORITY?
>
>It's the standard variable used to point to a file containing the shared
>secrets for authenticating connections to an X server.

yes a shared secret...kinda an oxymoron, isnt it?  :)

thanks for the info.

On 7/18/06, Steve Langasek <vorlon@dodds.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 01:48:32PM -0500, Leif Theden wrote:
> > >Instead, root can abuse its privileges to call:
>
> > >  DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/var/lib/gdm/\:0.Xauth \
> > >     zenity --info --text='computer will shutdown in 5 minutes'
> > >
>
> > i couldnt get this to work on my system.  i use kdm, does that have
> > anything to do with it?
>
> Yes, if you use kdm your master Xauth file will be in a different location.
>
> > ps, what is XAUTHORITY?
>
> It's the standard variable used to point to a file containing the shared
> secrets for authenticating connections to an X server.
>
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