Re: exmh and Xauthority
On Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:53:39 +0200 Giuseppe Vacanti
(gv@deselby.xs4all.nl) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I seem to have a problem with exmh (or X). When I start exmh I get a string
> of
>
> BGRegister insecure server (must run old style xauth). Command ignored.
>
> I think I understand what is happening: my X server is not generating
> the ~/.Xauthority file needed to run secure and exmh complains. But I
> haven't been able to fix this problem.
The simplier way is to use xdm.
Alternately, you can create the cookie by yourself if you want to use startx. I've got a small program (20 lines of C) that generates such cookies. Email if you want it.
Phil.
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