diff -upr gnome-session-2.23.4.1-pre/gnome-session/xsmp.c gnome-session-2.23.4.1-post/gnome-session/xsmp.c
--- gnome-session-2.23.4.1-pre/gnome-session/xsmp.c	2008-06-03 10:38:18.000000000 -0500
+++ gnome-session-2.23.4.1-post/gnome-session/xsmp.c	2008-07-20 17:35:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ update_iceauthority (gboolean adding)
   fclose (fp);
   ok = TRUE;
 
+  /* Lets programs auth with the session even if running as another user ID */
+  putenv (g_strconcat ("ICEAUTHORITY=", filename, NULL));
+
  cleanup:
   IceUnlockAuthFile (filename);
   for (i = 0; i < num_local_xsmp_sockets; i++)
Only in gnome-session-2.23.4.1-post/gnome-session: xsmp.c~