"Moore, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | >Cookies are just random keys that are assigned to an X session (by | >xdm) when you log in. In order to display anything in that session you | >have to have that key. | | That's a bit odd - I don't use xdm, just startx from the console... | | Nevertheless, thanks for the explanation.
Same idea, except your cookie is created in the startx script by an xauth command. Just take a look at the startx script, e.g., more `which startx` Gary