[ale] SSH X11 Forwarding driving me nuts....

Robert L. Harris Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net
Sat May 3 22:24:39 EDT 2003



Nope, got all the same ones as A and B.

Thus spake Jim Popovitch (jimpop at yahoo.com):

> Is C missing xlibs?
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Robert L.
> > Harris
> > Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 7:32 PM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: [ale] SSH X11 Forwarding driving me nuts....
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ok, I have 3 systems, A B and C for simplicity.
> > 
> > I ssh from A to B and type "xterm" and pop, it appears on A
> > I ssh from A to C and type "xterm" and a couple mins later I get an
> > error:
> >   xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:12.0
> > 
> > I can do an "xhost +" on A then manually set my $DISPLAY on B to A:0.0
> > and it will pop up the xterm just great.
> > 
> > The 3 machines have the same /etc/ssh/ssh*config files (I copied them
> > from B to A and C) and restarted sshd.  The home directory for all 3 are
> > the same (nfs mounted from D).  All 3 are Debian Unstable.  A and B have
> > Monitors and KDE3/X installed, C is a headless Server.
> > 
> > This is driving me batty.  I can't ssh from other machines to B and
> > start X apps either which I need on occasion.
> > 
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> >   Robert
> > 
> > 
> > :wq!
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> > 
> > Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	
> > 
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:wq!
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Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: E344DA3B
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DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.

Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	

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