Logging into Gnome via xdm

[Conrad Sabatier <conrads home com>]

When logging into Gnome (gnome-session) via xdm, I'm experiencing a delay of a
minute or two as the gnome-login-check program makes repeated attempts to
connect to port 16001 locally (no service to be found on that port).

Could someone clue me in as to what it's trying to do and/or how to disable
this behavior?

Thanks.

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Conrad Sabatier
conrads home com