after some time -> error: can't open display: :0.0

[Anton Shterenlikht]

This is on FBSD 8.0-current i386 with intel 845G video chip, with
xorg-server-1.6.1,1 and xdm-1.1.8_1.

Initially the server starts fine, but after a while I cannot open any new
window, whether it is xterm, xpdf, display, firefox, etc. I get:

% xterm &
[2] 85659
% No protocol specified
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0

[2]    Exit 1                        xterm
%

To fix the problem I have to logout and logon again.

What could be causing this behaviour?

many thanks

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Anton Shterenlikht
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