Re: ssh -X woes
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:58:23AM -0000, linux@networkingnewsletter.org.uk wrote:
> It has `xauth` but in a different place...
>
> ~$ which -a xauth
> /usr/bin/X11/xauth
>
> SO what else may I need to set up?
Does the server accept X forwarding (i.e. does /etc/ssh/sshd_config have
"X11Forwarding yes") ?
Frank
>
> > michael wrote:
> >> sorry about the wrong subject, initially.
> >> i should also have said that DISPLAY is not set on the remote machine
> >> (using ssh -X)
> >>
> >
> > Make sure that the remote machine has /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth
> > (from the xbase-clients) package installed. Without it you
> > will not be able to setup the DISPLAY of the remote machine
> > to point back to you through the tunnel.
> >
> > -Roberto Sanchez
> >
>
>
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