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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