ssh -X (-Y) not working
Karl Pearson
karlp at ourldsfamily.com
Tue Sep 23 19:06:37 UTC 2008
I like remote managing my server using ssh -X or ssh -Y and then running
gui apps sometimes.
I've check workstation and server X11Forwarding yes and then restarted
sshd so don't know where else to go.
I've checked the logs and there's nothing about it. The error I get is:
[root at mail root]# system-config-printer
system-config-printer: could not open display
This is a graphical application and requires DISPLAY to be set.
or:
[karlp at mail ~/]$ xterm
xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
xterm: DISPLAY is not set
Of course, the obvious is to set $DISPLAY, which doesn't work either.
I've seen blogs, threads and other stuff all over the net and everything
says, enable X11Forwarding. I've done this for years and have never had
that not work. Using -X or -Y should even countermand that setting if it's
off, right?
Any ideas where to go next?
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