[Bug 2440] X11 connection will fail if user's home directory is read-only
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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2440
Peter Oliver <bugzilla.mindrot.org at mavit.org.uk> changed:
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--- Comment #17 from Peter Oliver <bugzilla.mindrot.org at mavit.org.uk> ---
(In reply to Damien Miller from comment #16)
> Maybe we could do an access(3) check and only fall back to
> tmp-hosted XAUTHORITY if it failed?
There are other reasons for putting .Xauthority outside the home
directory besides the home directory being read only. See, for
example, the write-up at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1648107.
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