I updated the bug description to point to how openSUSE handles this bug
and opened a mutter task in case we want to copy it.
** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
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.
A large list of applications broken by this can be found here:
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Exec%3Dsu-to-
root+filetype%3Adesktop+path%3A*%2Fapplications%2F*&perpkg=1
+
+ openSUSE handles this issue with this patch (from the changelog, it looks
like they implemented this for their YaST settings app):
+
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/GNOME:Factory/mutter/mutter-xwayland-create-xauthority.patch?expand=1
** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652282
Title:
Xwayland not using XAUTHORITY, prevents root applications from
connecting
Status in gdm:
Expired
Status in GParted:
Fix Released
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
Invalid
Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
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.
A large list of applications broken by this can be found here:
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Exec%3Dsu-to-
root+filetype%3Adesktop+path%3A*%2Fapplications%2F*&perpkg=1
openSUSE handles this issue with this patch (from the changelog, it looks
like they implemented this for their YaST settings app):
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/GNOME:Factory/mutter/mutter-xwayland-create-xauthority.patch?expand=1
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