From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-23 12:32, Marc Haber wrote:   
   > "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >> I never noticed any issue.   
   >   
   > Those, said in regard to security vulnerability, qualifies as "famous   
   > last word". I hope you were mocking us saying that.   
      
   Not really. If something happens, it is a bug and I report it. :-)   
      
      
   I hate to say it, but Windows works that way. Are we worse than them, we   
   don't trust our tools to work properly?  >:-)   
      
   >   
   >> After all, normally I have to "su -" in a   
   >> terminal, then call the graphical tool I need to run as root.   
   >   
   > So su - preserves DISPLAY?   
      
   cer@Telcontar:~> echo $DISPLAY   
   :0.0   
   You have mail in /var/spool/mail/cer   
   cer@Telcontar:~> su -   
   Password:   
   Telcontar:~ # echo $DISPLAY   
   :0.0   
   Telcontar:~ #   
      
      
   With this method, I can call dozens of graphical tools simultaneously   
   with only one password typing.   
      
      
   > And, does that still work with wayland?   
      
   No idea, I don't have any machine with it.   
      
   > And, where have you been in the decade since the desktop environments   
   > began having their own method to call GUI things with elevated   
   > privileges (which they often do better than in the classical way).   
      
   Like...?   
      
   They are used in menu entries, I assume. But why would I use them?   
      
      
   >   
   > At least the xhost + (which was always a decidedly bad idea) has   
   > become uncommon in these days.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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