On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Martin Albert wrote: > On Friday 16 February 2001 13:28, David Purton wrote: > > I'v solved this prob by changing this line in xdm-config from true to > > false: > > > > ! All displays should use authorization. > > ! X terminals may not be configured that way, so they will require > > ! individualized resource settings. > > DisplayManager*authorize: false > > > > > > but it suggests it should be true - why? and if this is important can > > I set it up so there isn't the delay starting? > > Well, after that i recently started to find garbled fileentries in / > containing MIT-COOKIES i'ld think this might make a point. >
ooo , you mean like a file called "pf,@@????" ? what is a MIT_COOKIE? I also got these files in /etc/X11 and /etc/X11/xdm, but that was before I changed the above authorization line. -------------------------------------------------------- Today people in droves hurry up past Heumoz to Villars on the road to the ski hills, so they can rush down them as fast as possible, so they can hurry up again in order to rush down again. In a way this is funny,... Francis A Schaeffer David Purton http://www.chariot.net.au/~dcpurton/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]