How can I use X11 forwarding for sudo users that connected via ssh?

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Issue

  • export DISPLAY => Error: Can't open display:
  • X11 forwarding works fine for the user that connects to a remote system via ssh, but it fails after the user context has been changed with sudo

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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