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Re: ssh and X display forwarding



On Mon,01.Sep.08, 17:45:51, Alan Chandler wrote:
> 
> My desktop at home runs KDE.
> 
> I ssh into my server, but when I get there the DISPLAY variable is not 
> set up, meaning I can't run graphical programs.
> 
> On my desktop
> 
> /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc has the ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten TCP commented out
> /etc/ssh/ssh_config specifies X11Forwarding as yes
> /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the server also allows X11Forwarding
> 
> I have run xhost during start up, so the server is an allowed connector 
> to my display.
> 
> What else to make it work - and how do I find out (ie which logs should 
> I look at) why it isn't
 
You shouldn't need to use xhost. Just ssh -X is enough for me.

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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