r26695 - in /desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian: README.Debian changelog

[joss at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: joss
Date: Thu Feb 24 21:54:02 2011
New Revision: 26695

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-gnome/?sc=1&rev=26695
Log:
README.Debian: document the xauth stuff. Closes: #614972.

Modified:
    desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/README.Debian
    desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/changelog

Modified: desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/README.Debian
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/README.Debian?rev=26695&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/README.Debian [utf-8] (original)
+++ desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/README.Debian [utf-8] Thu Feb 24 21:54:02 2011
@@ -23,11 +23,21 @@
    need to run “invoke-rc.d gdm3 reload” to take them into account.
 
 
+X11 authentication
+------------------
+
+Upon session startup, GDM sets the XAUTHORITY environment variable to a 
+session-specific file in /var/run/gdm3.
+
+Applications and scripts that assume this file is set to ~/.Xauthority 
+will not work. To access the display you need both DISPLAY and 
+XAUTHORITY variables.
+
 "I get ugly fonts"
 ------------------
 
 In the past, as a quick workaround, GDM imposed a 96 DPI settings by
-passing "-dpi 96" to the X server on startup.  This is a bad idea has
+passing "-dpi 96" to the X server on startup.  This is a bad idea as
 there's no reason to override standard DPI detection mechanisms for all
 screens which might or might not be 96 DPI screens.
 

Modified: desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/changelog?rev=26695&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/changelog [utf-8] (original)
+++ desktop/unstable/gdm3/debian/changelog [utf-8] Thu Feb 24 21:54:02 2011
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+gdm3 (2.30.5-8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * README.Debian: document the xauth stuff. Closes: #614972.
+
+ -- Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org>  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:53:14 +0100
+
 gdm3 (2.30.5-7) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Josselin Mouette ]