[SLUG] Screensaver trick - poor security

From: Smitty (76543a@mpinet.net)
Date: Sun Jun 03 2001 - 15:07:16 EDT


This only works if your security configuration is low. A user cannot
connect to that server on my box. Anyone who can do that trick as a
user should evaluate the consequences of their security set-up.
Smitty

>
> P.S.
> Thank you, Derek, for teaching me that cool screensaver/backgroud trick.
> For any of you that weren't there, open up a console window and type the
> following:
>
> <path-to-screensaver> -root
>
> Ex: /opt/kde2/bin/kmatrix.kss -root
> Ex: xmatrix -root *if it resides in /usr/bin
>
> Enjoy :)
>
> Norb
>
> Norb
>
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