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Sharing an X11 Server Across Hosts with FamilyWild

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This technical guide explains how to resolve X11 authorization errors when running applications across different hosts or containers. It introduces the use of the FamilyWild wildcard to bypass hostname-specific cookie restrictions.

Ever tried running an X11 application from inside a container, a chroot, or over ssh with a bind-mounted .Xauthority — only to be greeted by the ever-helpful Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified ?

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