This article will explain step by step on how to setup xauth to work with Exceed.

RESOLUTION

To setup xauth do the following:

1. Telnet into the machine you would like to use xauth.

2. From the prompt type xauth and press enter

3. To add yourself to the .Xauthority type the following

4. add displayname protocolname hexkey
   Displayname - your Xserver name i.e massimog:0
   Protocolname - A protocol name consisting of just a . is treated as an abbreviation for
   MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1.
   Hexkey - The hexkey data is specified as an even-length string of at least 8 hexadecimal digits. i.e. 44666FA3

   i.e. xauth> add massimog:0 . 44666FA3

5. When done type exit to save and exit the xauth utility. This will write your .Xauthority file in your home directory.

6. Make a copy of your Xauthority and rename it to xauth.

7. FTP this file to your user directory on your PC. Make sure you get it as a binary file.

8. Now in xconfig, goto security.

9. Place a check in Enable User Acceess Control List. (The xauth file should be in your user dir)

10. Select Enabled (no host access). This will ensure that the xauth file is used.

11. To test this launch an xterm to the host in where you created the .Xauthority file, and launch an xterm to another host. Make sure you have Show Progress and Show Host Reply checked. You should get cannot open display. on the second xterm.

For more information try a man xauth.