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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Simple script to run graphical programme as a separate user
+
+# The user is expected to have a script $1 which does, roughly:
+# cd /home/USERNAME
+# cp /tmp/.Xauthority .
+# shred -v /tmp/.Xauthority
+# DISPLAY=:0 some/graphical/programme
+
+cp .Xauthority /tmp
+chmod 606 /tmp/.Xauthority
+
+su -l $1 -c /home/$1/$1
+
+rm /tmp/.Xauthority