POV-Ray: Newsgroups: povray.unix: Invalid display, MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1: Re: Invalid display, MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1

POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unix : Invalid display, MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 : Re: Invalid display, MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1		Server Time 19 Apr 2024 06:37:03 EDT (-0400)

From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 22 Mar 2019 14:26:28
Message: <5c9528d4$1@news.povray.org>

On 2019-03-22 12:45 PM (-4), Le_Forgeron wrote:
> 
> As you upgraded, it is possible the old cookie remains and is no more
> valid for the new server (such cookie is in a file in your home, a
> hidden dot file, and is created by the logging process but ONLY if it
> does not exist). Basic test: find the cookie file, nuck the cookie file,
> disconnect, reconnect.

The Web seems to tell me that this file is called .Xauthority.  I 
deleted that file, rebooted, and I got the same POV error.

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