Re: [SOLUTION] Re: Bullseye: setting and using $DISPLAY after su -
On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 07:48:03AM -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> I parsed the preceding conversation as indicating that
>
> $ ln -sf /home/auser/.Xauthority /root/.Xauthority
>
> produced a setup that worked, but
>
> $ cp /home/auser/.Xauthority /root/.Xauthority
>
> produced one that didn't. That seems strange enough to me.
Well, the copied cookie would only work for as long as the current X
session remains running. As soon as a new cookie is created for a
new session, the copy becomes stale.
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