[Bug 1652282] Re: Xwayland not using XAUTHORITY, prevents root applications from connecting

[Dave Stroud]

(xhost si:localuser:root) Is a work around I found on fedora forum. Only
problem is it has to be used every time you boot up.This is happening
with any program that uses root. It is a game breaker for wayland.

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Title:
  Xwayland not using XAUTHORITY, prevents root applications from
  connecting

Status in GParted:
  Fix Released
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  Triaged
Status in wayland:
  New
Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  When running wayland, GDM fails to set up an XAUTHORITY file and
  instead relies on the process UID for authentication.  This prevents
  applications run as root, like gparted or synaptic from connecting to
  the server.  GDM needs to set up the XAUTHORITY file when running
  Xwayland just like it does when it runs the conventional Xorg.

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