Re: gnome-session (Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display)

[froinds@bellsouth.net]

On Nov 30, 2004, at 3:41 AM, David Pye wrote:

> On Tuesday 30 November 2004 06:40, froinds@bellsouth.net wrote:
> > Hello
> > I'm trying to open a remote session in this manner and getting the
> > error below
> > ssh -X user@10.0.0.15
> >
> > then after successfully logging in
> >
> > gnome-session
> >
> > which leads me to this message
> >
> > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display
> >
> > What is it, and what can I do about it?
> > Thanks
>
> Check in /etc/ssh/sshd_config for the line:
>
> X11Forwarding yes
>
> If it is missing, add it, and restart the ssh daemon.
>
> If that doesnt fix it, type 'echo $DISPLAY' on the remote system after 
> ssh'ing
> in, and tell us what it says.
>
> David
Silly me, I had forgotten that one. Thanks
Now when I do echo $DISPLAY I get nothing, just a blank.
When I start the forwarded gnome-seesion I get the debian logo and an 
error saying that the daemon crashed.
What should I do next?