Re: exmh and Xauthority
> > 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.
I have a much smpler setup, using a .xserverrc file. It's about 6 lines.
Similar, mail me (or on the list) if somebody wants this (don't have it
on this site, so can't include it here, besides, while I'm typing this,
I'm loaded, this took me about 3 minutes to type :).
Maarten
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