Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:02:06 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Pete Collins <pete_jc@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X via ssh to HP-UX problem Message-ID: <200407151702.06117.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <20040715015604.46650.qmail@web51904.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040715015604.46650.qmail@web51904.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thursday 15 July 2004 11:26, Pete Collins wrote: > Malcolm, > > I noticed your issue on the bsd-questions list without > a response. I struck the same issue with hpux from > 10.20 through 11.11. I disabled the X11UseLocalhost > parameter (X11UseLocalhost=no) in the sshd_config to > resolve. Thanks Pete; I'll try this tomorrow at work. I have, so far, fallen back on the traditional xhost authorizaton. It would be nice to get it right - even though I dislike the HP-UX system and am trying to get it out of the loop. But for the moment availability of certain CAD software precludes this. Malcolm > > Pete > > > Extract from sshd_config manpage below: > > X11UseLocalhost > Specifies whether sshd should bind the X11 forwarding > server to the loopback address or to the wildcard > address. By default, sshd binds the forwarding server > to the loopback address and sets the hostname part of > the DISPLAY environment variable to ``localhost''. > This prevents remote hosts from connecting to the > proxy display. However, some older X11 clients may > not function with this configuration. X11UseLocalhost > may be set to ``no'' to specify that the forwarding > server should be bound to the wildcard address. The > argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is > ``yes''. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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