Exporting X permissions when su'ing to another user...

[Ben Kahn]

...or bug 20345

http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20345

Although sudo is the preferred method in Ubuntu for privileged users to
gaim root privileges, there are times when su is a better choice.  (For
example, when running as another user.)

Currently, Ubuntu does not, unlike most other Linux distributions, ship
with pam_xauth which allows X permissions to be inherited from the
original user.  (The other distributions also ship with this module
enabled.)  This means that using su is not a full solution -- X isn't
available.

I've created a patch which includes this module in the bug referenced.
The patch does NOT make pam_xauth configured by default.  

But I believe it should be enabled as well.

BTW -- I am not subscribed to the list, so please include me in any replies.  Thanks.

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Benjamin Kahn
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