Can't run x things over ssh link

[James Wilkinson]

P Jones wrote:
> Try the -Y option, as in "ssh -vY -lusername boxinworkshop.domain.com .

Gene Heskett wrote:
> Worked like a champ, thanks.
 
Phil Meyer wrote:
> Those defaults are in: /etc/ssh/ssh_config
>
> change:
> #   ForwardX11 no
> to
> #   ForwardX11 no
> ForwardX11 yes
>
> That will make it permanently 'revert' to the old behavior.

Gene may need to ensure that "ForwardX11Trusted yes" is also set (it is
by default). If ssh -X doesn't work and ssh -Y does, then that's the
setting to look at.

Hope this helps,

James.

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