long ssh delay, no X forwarding in fresh FC3 install

[Manojav Sridhar]

i would start by looking at the /etc/ssh/sshd_config

look for

X11Forwarding yes

i upgdraded from FC2 so dont know what the defaults for FC3 are.


Alan Mead wrote:

>I just installed FC3 for the first time.  When I ssh onto that box
>(from am FC1 box), there is a longish pause and then I see:
>
>Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
>forwarding.
>
>I've googled this but found no understandable answer.   Apparently,
>this involves xauth but I cannot grok it's man page. 
>
>I'd like to prevent the delay and if there is a security problem, I'd
>like to close it.  I'd also like to use X11 forwarding.  
>
>Previously, IIRC, I didn't have to do anything special to enable X11
>forwarding.  But now when I try to run an X program during the ssh
>session, I get:
>
>[amead at alan ~]$ xcalc
>Xlib: connection to "localhost:10.0" refused by server
>Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>Error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0
>
>Any advice would be appreciated.  I don't know much about X.
>
>-Alan
>
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