FC5: X-Forwarding through ssh-tunnel

[Gordon Messmer]

lists at mymx.org wrote:
> 
> I enabled X-Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the remote machine (Debian sarge)
> 
> ...
> X11Forwarding yes
> X11DisplayOffset 10
> ...

You may need to restart sshd, and you also need to verify that the 
"xauth" program is in your path.

> and connected with ssh -X but whenever i try to start a program:
> 
> vdr:~# export DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
> vdr:~# easytag

If sshd is configured correctly, and xauth is available, you do not need 
to set DISPLAY.  If DISPLAY is not set when you log in, then either sshd 
or xauth is not working properly.