Re: ssh + X11

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:42:32 +0100, 
Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> wrote in message 
<[🔎] 20030918104232.GB23033@riva.ucam.org>:

> On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 12:20:37PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:17:06 +0700, 
> > Oki DZ <okidz@pindad.com> wrote in message 
> > <[🔎] 20030918071706.GL6823@pindad.com>:
> > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 07:53:27AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > > > ..next time, 'ssh -X rvr@vtr.net'.
> > > 
> > > I believe that the config of the ssh server should be set to
> > > "forward X".
> > 
> > ..."=yes", and it can be overridden with -X, is how it works here. 
> > ;-)
> 
> If the server has 'X11Forwarding no', which is the default, then
> nothing you do to the client, -X or no -X, will let you forward X11
> traffic. You need to configure the server with 'X11Forwarding yes'.

..then something is wrong here, because I ssh -X all I like from my 
X11Forwarding=no boxes.  ;-)

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