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xhost
Manual page and help for the xhost command. You can use the xhost program to add or remove server names or user names from the list that allows you to connect to the X server. For servers, this provides a simple form of privacy control and security. Although this is limited to the workstation (single user) environment, it prevents abuse. In environments that require more sophisticated security, a user-based mechanism must be implemented or hooks in the protocol must be used to transmit other credentials to the server.