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--- Comment #6 from Egbert Eich <eich@xxxxxxxxxx>  2008-10-21 08:38:31 MDT ---
> Why does gdm use a special directory for XAUTHORITY? Is this
> a bug or a feature?
I think it's considered a feature. But the env variable XAUTHORITY is there to
allow it to be located in different places.

> Why does the display look so weird:

>  #ffff#6d6167656c6c616e#:0
I assume this is also contained in the DISPLAY environment variable.

If this doesn't work with xauth it should not be used.


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