Unable to set DISPLAY localhost:0.0 / Solved

[Paul Howarth]

Linux Beginner wrote:
> Frank Vogel writes:
> 
> 
>>Alexander Dalloz wrote:
>>
>>>Am Do, den 10.03.2005 schrieb Linux Beginner um 22:09:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the input. I tried invoking ssh with x option. Still
>>>>no results. Can anyone throw more light on this?
>>>
>>>
>>>First: please do not top-post. Place your reply text below the stripped
>>>quotes.
>>>
>>>Second: you will have to be more specific. "Still no results" can mean
>>>everything. For many situations "ssh -X user at remotehost" should be
>>>enough. Some applications need more trust and you will have to use "ssh
>>>-Y user at remotehost". This is documented in the FC3 release notes. You
>>>will get according error messages when "-X" is not enough. Please be
>>>that specific and post error messages or something like that in future.
>>>Keep in mind that it is you requesting help and that our view has to go
>>>through your eyes and relies on your more or less verbose descriptions
>>>:)
>>>
>>>Alexander
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Check your /etc/ssh/ssh_config on the host you are ssh-ing to.
>>Are these lines present:
>>
>>ForwardX11 yes
>>ForwardX11Trusted yes
>>
>>That should make it work.
>>
>>Gr,
>>
>>Frank
>>
> 
> 
> I wish to thank Frank and all the others who gave suggestions ;
> Finally i solved it myself after some R&D by providing a
> combination of more than one options. For the benefit of all, i
> am giving below the cut paste of what i did
> 
> [root at localhost ssh]# ssh -F /etc/ssh/ssh_config -X
> root at localhost
> root at localhost's password:
> Last login: Sun Mar 20 16:54:13 2005 from localhost.localdomain
> [root at localhost root]# xhost +
> access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
> [root at localhost root]# /usr/X11R6/bin/xclock
> 
> Gotcha!!!!!!!! There you go. It Works!!!!!!!!!

Try it without the "xhost +". I bet that works too. If it does, it's 
much more secure to skip the "xhost +" in future.

Paul.