Re: DISPLAY variable not set in ssh session
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 05:00:13AM -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?
No. But using ssh -v might give some clues. One extra potential reason:
the target box does not have (the utility) xauth on it.
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