Access control (xhost) (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check reports whether the command 'xhost +' has been run on the main display.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Access control (xhost)

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_NOXHOSTCHK

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6437)

Title: error with xhost command

Description:An error occured while trying to discover whether the xhost + command has been executed on the main display on this machine.

Severity: yellow-3

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_ACCESS_DISABLED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6438)

Title: Access control disabled

Description:The command 'xhost +' has been run on the main display of this machine. This means that access control to the main display is turned off. Run the command 'xhost -' on the main display to turn access control back on.

Severity: yellow-3

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_ACCESS_UNKNOWN

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6439)

Title: Access control unknown

Description:The 'xhost' command is not returning any status, which usually means that access control is disabled. It is possible that the 'xhost' command has been compromised, so the main display should be checked.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]