On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:02:18 +0100
<to...@tuxteam.de> wrote:

> > 
> > How do I allow root to use the display?  
> 
> Most probably you have to copy  the user's [1] ~/.Xauthority file to
> root's home.

No go. But thanks for the thought.

I also tried moving .Xauthority aside, logging out of the regular
account, logging in as root (which would create a new one), logging
out, and logging back in again. No go.

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