same problem here when using sudo -H bash and trying to start a graphical application; ~root/.Xauthority does not get updated anymore. problem seems to be that pam_xauth does no longer get the correct id for the requesting user
pam_xauth(sudo:session): requesting user 0/0, target user 0/0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370607 Title: X applications won't run under sudo -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs