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Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 13:10:53 +0100
From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
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Subject: Re: ssh -X remote does not work due to problem with xauth
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On Wed, 9 May 2018 12:47:00 +0200
Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:

> When I launch 'ssh -X remote host' to get X11 forwarded to my workstation
> this does not work, i.e. does not produce a DISPLAY env on the remote
> host and says:
> 
> $ ssh -X apitzm@srap16dxr1
> Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not
> generated Last login: Wed May  9 12:37:17 2018 from 10.49.8.33
> apitzm@srap16dxr1:~>

...

> Any ideas?

	Possible workaround - ssh -Y.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>