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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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