Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:02:51 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: WarrenHead <warrenhead@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote x forwarding through ssh Message-ID: <441wi6lx90.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <462FAD5A.4090400@gmail.com> (warrenhead@gmail.com's message of "Wed\, 25 Apr 2007 21\:34\:50 %2B0200") References: <462FAD5A.4090400@gmail.com>
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WarrenHead <warrenhead@gmail.com> writes: > Hi list, > > I'm trying to use ssh to forward X from a local FreeBSD server to my > ubuntu machine. > I'm unable to get X forwarded. (ssh is working) > > I set these options: > ubuntu: > /etc/ssh/ssh_config > Host * > ForwardX11 yes > ForwardAgent yes > > FreeBSD > /etc/ssh/sshd_config > X11Forwarding yes > X11DisplayOffset 10 > X11UseLocalhost yes > UseLogin no > > I didn't set the $DISPLAY variable, on purpose. > > After I log into the server and start xterm (for instance) I get this > message: DISPLAY is not set. > SSH should do that for me but I guess it doesn't. > I don't know why. > > I logged into FreeBSD with these commands: > ssh -v freebsd > ssh -v -X freebsd > ssh -v -X -A freebsd Did the (verbose) output from those commands mention X11? > What could be the cause? Client or server? My guess would be server, although Ubuntu could always be doing something weird.
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