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Subject: Re: xsetroot in startup file
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Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 08:16:42 EST
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I suspect what's happening is that your X server is resetting itself
every time it goes into a state with no connections.  This is how it
resets itself for environments where X servers are running with init
popping up a login window.

The fix is to make some other persistent connection to the X server
*before* you perform the xsetroot.

John Kohl
MIT/Project Athena