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Problem
Attempts to run X programs as root or with sudo fails. Errors may include references to magic cookies or cannot connect to display.
Solution
add lines to /etc/profile
XAUTHORITY=/home/<user_name>/.Xauthority export XAUTHORITY
where the <user_name> = the user your logged into your windows manager or X with.
