Comment # 22 on bug 954108 from Tony Mechelynck

(In reply to Bob Goddard from comment #21)
> It connects to the X server, so as long as DISPLAY is set correctly, it
> should work.
> 
> The reason I use it rather than resetting the X server, is there is usually
> something on the screen I want to preserve, or setting everything up after I
> log in is a pain.

Yeah, that's why IMHO restarting the display manager is only practical while
the X login form is waiting for an answer, see comment #1.

(In reply to Tony Mechelynck from comment #20)
> So we have several solutions:
s/solutions/workarounds/