how to close: 6000/tcp open X11 ?

azambuja · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:12 pm Post subject: how to close: 6000/tcp open X11 ?

hello,

how do i close this port?

thanks/cheers
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m0pr0be · Guru Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 308

start your X server with the option -nolisten tcp.

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azambuja · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:23 pm Post subject:

yeah, but how do i do this???

i installed gentoo, emerged X, and then added xdm to startup...
besides that, no more extra configs...
where is this being started?

thanx again
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fleed · l33t Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 756 Location: London

Maybe /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers? I haven't tried it but that sounds like a good bet.

MADcow · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:36 pm Post subject:

make your /etc/X11/xdm/Xsessions look like this

m0pr0be · Guru Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 308

xdm is a beast. but yeah.

/etc/X11/xdm/Xserver should do the trick

edit the line for your local display and add the -nolisten tcp

MADcow · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject:

we posted at exactly the same time
cheers!

edit: and this post was posted at the same time as kallamej's post...
this is getting creepy

kallamej · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject:

The Gentoo Security Guide is a good reference. See Chapter 11.
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Loke · Apprentice Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 274 Location: Norway

I there a bug with kde 3.2b2 and X listening to port 6000? After upgrading to kde 3.2b2 I cant start X without it listening to port 6000. Ive tried everything this thread suggests, but it still listens. Im using kdm btw as a login manager. If using startx, it works as expected.
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nbensa · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:52 am Post subject:

b_Q · Apprentice Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 163

Hi Loke, bug or whanot.
For kde-3.2.0_beta2 if using xdm edit file
/usr/kde/3.2/share/config/kdm/Xservers
Work's here.
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Loke · Apprentice Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 274 Location: Norway

Ahh cheers mate! That probably is the correct location to set the option. Great :-)

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