> /afs/psi.ch/user/g/gsell/.Xauthority Trust me, you don't want your XAUTHORITY information in AFS. Put it in /tmp/ or some other place where it does not go unecrypted over the network. Yes, you will have to modify the gdm/xdm config on your desktop and all X11 forwardig services (sshd) to do the right thing at all places where $HOME is in AFS. Harald.