On 2/6/07, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all, When logging into a UNIX/X system via (g,k,x)dm, said session manager writes "stuff" to your ~/.Xauthority file using xauth (which seems to be it's own sort of black magic). In an environment where your homedirectory is NFS mounted, logging into multiple systems at their X-based consoles can be problematic, since each X session is going to clobber your One True ~/.Xauthority file. Has anyone here had and/or solved this problem? And if you've solved it, please explain how :) I can think of a few different work-arounds, all of which avoid actually understanding xauth, which, given the user of mine currently having this problem, might be a good thing :)
*** WARNING - UNTESTED GUESS AHEAD *** I *believe* the .Xauthority file can be modified via the XAUTHORITY environmental variable. You could somehow massage the (g,k,x)dm manager to change that environmental variable into something that includes your host, display, etc.... Can't test it right now, but you have alot more experience with these sorts of black magic then I, so maybe it'll point you in a direction. *shrug* -- -- Thomas _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
