[Error] Cannot open X windows via ssh with custom home directory

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Describe the bug When creating a distrobox with a custom home directory, X windows do not open anymore when ssh-ing to the distrobox host.

To Reproduce

create distrobox with --home
ssh from remote to the distrobox host
open an X windows in distrobox

Expected behavior The X window opens as without --home.

Desktop:

docker 20.10.9
distrobox 1.7.2.1 via RPM
openSuse Leap

Additional context Copying .Xauthority from the host solves the problem. Can/should this happen automatically?

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[Error] Cannot open X windows via ssh with custom home directory #1518