--- ./startx.cpp.orig	2022-12-03 16:18:43.000000000 -0600
+++ ./startx.cpp	2024-10-17 14:04:54.997581501 -0500
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@
 
     XCOMM create a file with auth information for the server. ':0' is a dummy.
     xserverauthfile=$HOME/.serverauth.$$
+    if [ ! -e $xserverauthfile ]; then
+      touch $xserverauthfile
+      chmod 600 $xserverauthfile
+    fi
     trap "rm -f '$xserverauthfile'" HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP BUS TERM
     xauth -q -f "$xserverauthfile" << EOF
 add :$dummy . $mcookie