X11Forwarding needs xorg-x11-xauth
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| - | In this example on a RHEL 5 system, X11Forwarding is enabled in ''/etc/ssh/sshd_config'', but cookie-based access will not work until the '''xorg-x11-xauth''' package and its dependency | + | In this example on a RHEL 5 system, X11Forwarding is enabled in ''/etc/ssh/sshd_config'', but cookie-based access will not work until the '''xorg-x11-xauth''' package and its dependency (libXmu) are installed. |
$ '''grep X11Forwarding /etc/ssh/sshd_config''' | $ '''grep X11Forwarding /etc/ssh/sshd_config''' | ||
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$ '''echo $DISPLAY''' | $ '''echo $DISPLAY''' | ||
| - | + | * Install the '''xorg-x11-xauth''' package and its dependency. | |
| - | + | # '''yum -y install xorg-x11-xauth''' | |
| + | * Login to the system with X11 forwarding enabled. | ||
/usr/bin/xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority | /usr/bin/xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority | ||
$ '''echo $DISPLAY''' | $ '''echo $DISPLAY''' | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 29 May 2008
In this example on a RHEL 5 system, X11Forwarding is enabled in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, but cookie-based access will not work until the xorg-x11-xauth package and its dependency (libXmu) are installed.
$ grep X11Forwarding /etc/ssh/sshd_config X11Forwarding yes
$ echo $DISPLAY
- Install the xorg-x11-xauth package and its dependency.
- yum -y install xorg-x11-xauth
- Login to the system with X11 forwarding enabled.
/usr/bin/xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority $ echo $DISPLAY localhost:10.0
