xauth

Question 1

xauth

Answer 1

The xauth program is used to edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server.

Question 2

xauth

• f authfilename
• v
• q
• i
• b
• n

Answer 2

• f authfilename, Name of authority file to use.
• v, Turn on extra messages.
• q, Turn off extra messages.
• i, Ignore locks on authority file
• b, Break locks on authority file.
• n, Do not resolve host names in authority file.

Question 3

xauth [command arg …]

add dpyname protoname hexkey = add entry

exit = save changes and exit program

extract filename dpyname… = extract entries into file

help [topic] = print help

info = print information about entries

list [dpyname…] = list entries

Answer 3

merge filename… = merge entries from files

nextract filename dpyname… = numerically extract entries

nlist [dpyname…] = numerically list entries

nmerge filename… = numerically merge entries

quit = abort changes and exit program

remove dpyname… = remove entries

source filename = read commands from file

? = list available commands

Question 4

xauth generate displayname protocolname

[trusted | untrusted]

[timeout seconds]

[group group-id]

[data hexdata]

Answer 4

generate = Similar to add

[trusted | untrusted] - Provides different access levels.

[timeout seconds] - Specifies how long authorization will be valid.

[group group-id] - Specifies application group.

[data hexdata] - Specifies data that the server should use to generate the authorization.