diff --git a/server/vglrun.in b/server/vglrun.in

index 27af814..33ea47d 100644

--- a/server/vglrun.in

+++ b/server/vglrun.in

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@

 #$ -v VGL_PROGRESSIVE

 #$ -v VGL_NPROCS

+VGL_XAUTH_FILE="/var/lib/vgl/vgl_xauth_key"

+

 usage()

 {

 	echo

@@ -185,15 +187,8 @@ then

 	usage 0

 fi

-if [ -r /etc/opt/VirtualGL/vgl_xauth_key ]; then

-	XAUTH=xauth

-	if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth ]; then

-		XAUTH=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth

-	fi

-	if [ -x /usr/openwin/bin/xauth ]; then

-		XAUTH=/usr/openwin/bin/xauth

-	fi

-	$XAUTH merge /etc/opt/VirtualGL/vgl_xauth_key

+if [ -r $VGL_XAUTH_FILE ]; then

+       xauth merge $VGL_XAUTH_FILE

 fi

 SSH_IP=`echo $SSH_CLIENT | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d: -f4`