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Re: Difference between installing Xfree-4.2.0 using setup and install.sh


--- Thomas Chadwick <j_tetazoo@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Whenever I see an error message referring to "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE", it
> usually 
> has something to do with the (non)existence of an .Xauthority file.
> 
> Perhaps installing Cygwin-Xfree86 via one method results in an
> .Xauthority 
> file whereas installing via the other method doesn't?  This would be an 
> interesting thing to check.
> 
> If I ever see an .Xauthority file, I usually delete it.  Truth be told,
> I've 
> never quite figured out how to use it properly or of what benefit it is
> to 
> me.
> 
FWIW, mcookie.exe is included in the lastest cygutils.  Perhaps that is
something worth looking into?  I believe Chuck incuded a man page with it.

Cheers,
Nicholas

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