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Bug#357736: /usr/X11R6/bin/startx: startx needs some way to delete stale $xserverauthfile files



Hello!

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:53:39 +0100, Nyk Tarr wrote:
> I noticed I had a $HOME littered with .serverauth.nnnn files, after
> a bit of prodding, I found that if startx is cut short by eg a
> shutdown, it doesn't get as far as deleting the $xserverauthfile
> file.

This bug is still present in version 1:7.0.0-4.

As a complete X11 profane, why don't create the serverauth files in
/tmp, so they are deleted at reboot and a normal user doesn't need to
take care of their deletion?

Just my 0.02EUR...

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca

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