Re: ssh

[Jochen Rosenbauer <ye_olde_master_of_the_universe@web.de>]

Am Freitag, 27. Juni 2003 02:20 schrieb Oki DZ:
> From man ssh:
> "   X11 and TCP forwarding
>      If the ForwardX11 variable is set to ``yes'' (or, see the "
>
> It already set.
>
> "     from the local machine.  The user should not manually set DISPLAY.

No need for that, ususally the DISPLAY is automatically set to 
:(your_local_DISPLAY)+10, see /etc/ssh/sshd_config
> For-
>      warding of X11 connections can be configured on the command line or
> in
>      configuration files."
>
> No, I didn't set it.
>
> okidz@okidz:~$ ssh bdg2
> Linux bdg 2.4.18-evms-lkcd #1 Thu Dec 19 10:03:08 WIT 2002 i686 unknown
> unknown GNU/Linux
> ...
> okidz@bdg:~$ echo $DISPLAY
> localhost:10.0

looks ok.  

> okidz@bdg:~$ xterm
> xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0
>
> What gives?
>
> Should I tinker with xauth, xhost, etc.?

apt-get install xauth should do it.


>
> BTW, this is ssh from Sid.

mostly any  (recent) ssh will  do.
I insist  on using only  the V2 protocol for security reasons, btw.
>
> TIA,
> Oki


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Jochen Rosenbauer