From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 26 21:08:26 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF1AB16A41F for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tlt@tltodd.com) Received: from tltodd.com (tltodd.com [64.80.250.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63AE813C491 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tlt@tltodd.com) Received: (from tlt@localhost) by tltodd.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA32612 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:07:39 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from tlt) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:07:38 -0500 From: Terry Todd To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070726160738.A31278@badger.tltodd.com> References: <20070724105922.A29729@badger.tltodd.com> <1185295685.2034.4.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <20070724122340.A32857@badger.tltodd.com> <1185299662.2034.9.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <20070724132925.A36540@badger.tltodd.com> <1185347784.8728.27.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <20070725090135.A71422@badger.tltodd.com> <20070725094930.B71422@badger.tltodd.com> <1185420948.1603.14.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <1185420948.1603.14.camel@yak.mseubanks.net>; from mse_software@charter.net on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:35:48PM -0700 Subject: Re: ssh X11 forwarding not working on FreeBSD 6.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:26 -0000 On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:35:48PM -0700, Michael S. Eubanks wrote: ... > Glad to hear you got it working - you are right though. Here's a quick > link. > > http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/adminguide/32/X11_Forwarding.html > > Considerring the client uses a special local display setting, would it > work to set the environment variables in PuTTY itself, although, that > would seem to be manual again. With respect to X, check out the xauth > man page. I'm curious as to whether the xauth file needs to exist in > the user's home directory. I think the instructions (pictures) showed a > key being added to the PuTTY session config. Micahel, Well, actually I did not get anything working at all that I set out to try and get working. I set out to try and get X11 forwarding working but still have not accomplished it. Any setting of the DISPLAY variable either manually or from PuTTY to anything other than what ssh sets it to bypasses encryption provided by ssh and doesn't solve the problem. Anyone else have any ideas? Terry Todd