showfont and xfs -droppriv

[David Tilbrook]

Apologies for reposting, but I didn't authorize my subscription
until recently so may have missed any answers (I'm an optimist).

A request for help w.r.t. showfont

When I try:

	showfont -fn 6x13

I get:

	can't open server "localhost:7100"

xfs is running. xlsfonts and xselfont appear to work.

xfs is running with the -droppriv flag and the config file
contains "no-listen = tcp" which I assume may be part of the
problem.

The question is, can I use showfont with this configuration?

Do I have to turn off the security measures (i.e., remove the
-droppriv flag and the no-listen=tcp) or is there a less
malignant work-around?

-- dt
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