[Bug 930912] Re: gui apps don't start, XAUTHORITY environment variable not kept

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: sudo (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  gui apps don't start, XAUTHORITY environment variable not kept

Status in “sudo” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  sudo doesn't keep the XAUTHORITY env var in Precise. GUI apps fail to
  start with:

  No protocol specified

  Upon adding XAUTHORITY manually to env_keep in /etc/sudoers, gui
  works, (but is still a nasty bland theme, not uniform with the user's
  current theme, guess lightdm has something to do it)

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