Re: problems with running remote X programs

[Jamin W.Collins <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net>]

On 14 Jun 2002 11:11:58 -0500
"Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

> Ok...  From an xterm window on my local box, I do 
>   $ssh -X <username>@<remotehost>
> 
> Then from the command prompt on the remote box, I type
>   $mtr -g www.cox.net
> and instantly get the error
>   Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> 
> Explicitly setting $DISPLAY on the remote host causes the
> same error, but it just takes a few seconds of cogitation, first.
> 
> Any ideas? 

Check for the follwing lines in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

X11Forwarding yes
X11DisplayOffset 10

-- 
Jamin W. Collins


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