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On 2019-03-22 3:49 PM (-4), jr wrote:
> hi,
>
> Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoo com> wrote:
>> On 3/22/19 3:33 PM, jr wrote:
>>> one other thing to try (perhaps ;-))
>>> xhost +local:
>>> to allow localhost access to your desktop.
>
>> Everything I read about xhost is that it's a security risk. Can I be
>> assured that my computer won't be made vulnerable?
>
> yes. you grant access from 127.* only. you can (perhaps) in addition start
> your server with the "-nolisten tcp" option, if you are really concerned.
That worked; thanks!
I also figured out how to turn it off:
xhost -LOCAL:
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