brent timothy saner on 30 Nov 2008 11:07:41 -0800


[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: [PLUG] X Forwarding Problem


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Casey Bralla wrote:
> I'm trying to run remote X applications, something I have done lots of times 
> in the distant past.  I discovered that ssh has added a few more security 
> features, which I think I have delt with.  Here is an example of the error 
> I'm getting:
> 
(SNIP)
> 
> So ssh appears to be setting up port forwarding properly.  I have added the 
> line "xhost +" to my .xinitrc to allow foreign screens to be used.  I don't 
> see anything obvious in the logs
> 
> 
> 
> Anybody have any ideas where to look for a solution?
> 


you sure root is allowed to run X on the local and remotes?

try it with regular users (since you oughtn't be X-ing from root anyways)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAkky5HQACgkQ8u2Zh4MtlQrbMgCeKHibJtZT5lfnpnSxZZxRP98+
sSsAoLtPj1hu40ffIslR3wXoEHifgHMJ
=Lmfo
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug