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Re: DISPLAY variable not set in ssh session



On 2008-02-26 05:00:13 -0500, Rick Thomas wrote:
> I just installed Lenny on a G4 Mac.  I installed the "ssh" package on  
> it.  I can "ssh" to it just fine.  But I can't get X11 forwarding to  
> work.  When I use "ssh -X" or "ssh -Y" (either option) the connection is 
> made, but the DISPLAY variable is not being set.
>
> Anybody know why?

You need to explicitly enable X11 forwarding on the SSH server side
(in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, you should have "X11Forwarding yes").
Please check that first.

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