Re: SSH and X11 Forwrding query
Did you check your sshd config?
I think if it prohibits X11 forwarding, your local config
won't override.
If that doesn't fix it, please post to the list the output of
ssh -X -v my_user@my_work.dyndns.org
According to Dean Allen Provins,
> Hello:
>
> I have used SSH and X Forwarding successfully in the past, but since
> moving to Sarge, it refuses to co-operate. Either I can't
> read/understand the documentation or there's something new.
>
> >From work, I can ssh or scp to home using a host.domain address. At
> home I've added 3 lines to my .ssh/config file:
>
> Host my_work.dyndns.org
> User my_user
> ForwardX11 yes
>
> where the host address is another host.domain address that I registered
> with dyndns.org (great service). My user name and hostname at "my_work"
> are not the same as at home. Both IP addresses are correctly deduced by
> DNS from the host.domain's that I registered. Both hosts are behind
> firewalls and have private addresses (192.168.x.x).
>
> When I connect from work, the DISPLAY variable is NOT set. I've tried
> the command line option as well as the "config" file above.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing incorrectly or have knowledge
> of why this setup will consistently fail?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean
>
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