"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

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