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

[sudodus]

@Dave Stroud,

If you spend a few minutes to create/install/modify some file(s), for
example 'gks' according to my previous comment, you need not type 'xhost
si:localuser:root' every time you boot up.

1. Some of us think that this is an unnecessary complication or worse,

2. Some of us think that it is an important step to increase the
security,

to prevent GUI programs to run with elevated permissions. The developers
of Wayland belong to the second group ;-)

-o-

I think that the main linux distros will gradually adjust to the opinion
of their users ...

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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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