diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/sesman_auth.h b/sesman/libsesman/sesman_auth.h
index 70aeae0e..f7a679cc 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/sesman_auth.h
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/sesman_auth.h
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode);
  *
  * @brief Starts a session
  * @param auth_info Auth handle created by auth_userpass
- * @param display_num Display number
+ * @param display Display name
  * @return 0 on success, 1 on failure
  *
  * The resources allocated when the session is started are de-allocated
  * by auth_end() - there is no separate way to do this.
  */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num);
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display);
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user.c b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user.c
index 8251e634..420ce3f3 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user.c
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode)
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* returns error */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_bsd.c b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_bsd.c
index 06621e66..d2605fc1 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_bsd.c
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_bsd.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode)
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* returns error */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_kerberos.c b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_kerberos.c
index c2bde414..e822d72d 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_kerberos.c
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_kerberos.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode)
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* returns error */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam.c b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam.c
index d94dc0d2..3926415d 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam.c
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam.c
@@ -398,17 +398,15 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode)
 
 /* returns error */
 static int
-auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
     int error;
-    char display[256];
 
-    g_sprintf(display, ":%d", display_num);
     error = pam_set_item(auth_info->ph, PAM_TTY, display);
 
     if (error != PAM_SUCCESS)
     {
-        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "pam_set_item failed: %s",
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "pam_set_item(PAM_TTY) failed: %s",
             pam_strerror(auth_info->ph, error));
         return 1;
     }
@@ -444,9 +442,9 @@ auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
  * routine fails
  */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
-    int result = auth_start_session_private(auth_info, display_num);
+    int result = auth_start_session_private(auth_info, display);
     if (result != 0)
     {
         LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
diff --git a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam_userpass.c b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam_userpass.c
index 411b0243..a63b6bd1 100644
--- a/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam_userpass.c
+++ b/sesman/libsesman/verify_user_pam_userpass.c
@@ -207,17 +207,15 @@ auth_uds(const char *user, enum scp_login_status *errorcode)
 
 /* returns error */
 static int
-auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
     int error;
-    char display[256];
 
-    g_sprintf(display, ":%d", display_num);
     error = pam_set_item(auth_info->ph, PAM_TTY, display);
 
     if (error != PAM_SUCCESS)
     {
-        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "pam_set_item failed: %s",
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "pam_set_item(PAM_TTY) failed: %s",
             pam_strerror(auth_info->ph, error));
         return 1;
     }
@@ -253,9 +251,9 @@ auth_start_session_private(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
  * routine fails
  */
 int
-auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, int display_num)
+auth_start_session(struct auth_info *auth_info, const char *display)
 {
-    int result = auth_start_session_private(auth_info, display_num);
+    int result = auth_start_session_private(auth_info, display);
     if (result != 0)
     {
         LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
diff --git a/sesman/sesexec/session.c b/sesman/sesexec/session.c
index b51ba5a4..899faac4 100644
--- a/sesman/sesexec/session.c
+++ b/sesman/sesexec/session.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ session_start_wrapped(struct login_info *login_info,
     int display_pid;
     int window_manager_pid;
     enum scp_screate_status status = E_SCP_SCREATE_GENERAL_ERROR;
+    char displaystr[32];
 
     /* Set the secondary groups before starting the session to prevent
      * problems on PAM-based systems (see Linux pam_setcred(3)).
@@ -708,7 +709,8 @@ session_start_wrapped(struct login_info *login_info,
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (auth_start_session(login_info->auth_info, s->display) != 0)
+    snprintf(displaystr, sizeof(displaystr), "%d", s->display);
+    if (auth_start_session(login_info->auth_info, displaystr) != 0)
     {
         // Errors are logged by the auth module, as they are
         // specific to that module
diff --git a/sesman/tools/authtest.c b/sesman/tools/authtest.c
index c33ba80d..55790f2f 100644
--- a/sesman/tools/authtest.c
+++ b/sesman/tools/authtest.c
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         rv = (int)errorcode;
         if (auth_info && rv == 0 && amp.command != NULL)
         {
-            int display = 10;
+            const char *display = "xrdp-test10";
             rv = auth_start_session(auth_info, display);
-            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "auth_start_session(,%d) returned %d",
+            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "auth_start_session(,%s) returned %d",
                 display, rv);
             if (rv == 0)
             {