From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 03:14:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6C9D16A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:14:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from titania.auscert.org.au (gw.auscert.org.au [203.5.112.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD67443D62 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:14:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au) Received: from app.auscert.org.au (app [10.0.1.192])i9J3BP6t017969 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:11:25 +1000 (EST) Received: from app.auscert.org.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by app.auscert.org.au (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9J3DwiP022783 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:13:58 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <200410190313.i9J3DwiP022783@app.auscert.org.au> To: stable@freebsd.org From: freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au In-Reply-To: Message from Sascha Holzleiter <1098148119.5119.6.camel@dreamland.chief.home> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:13:58 +1000 Subject: Re: X applications crashing under 5.3BETA7 and X.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:14:01 -0000 > On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 10:13 +1000, freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au wrote: > > I have a problem with applications crashing. Xterm will launch and run ok, > > but any attempt to mouse select text will cause an immediate crash with > > this output on the console: > > > > xterm: warning, error event received: > > X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) > > Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) > > Atom id in failed request: 0x17f > > Serial number of failed request: 131 > > Current serial number in output stream: 133 > > > > Hi, > > this isn't a Xorg issue it's just a X11 forwarding issue. > Newer OpenSSH versions don't use trusted X11 forwarding by default which > results in the above error if you try to cut & paste. > Just use trusted X11 forwarding and all should be fine. > > Either ssh -Y server-hostname or add "ForwardX11Trusted yes" to your ssh > config file. > > > -- > Sascha > Thanks, Sascha. Works perfectly now. I'd never even heard of trusted X11 forwarding before... -- Joel Hatton -- Security Analyst | Hotline: +61 7 3365 4417 AusCERT - Australia's national CERT | Fax: +61 7 3365 7031 The University of Queensland | WWW: www.auscert.org.au Qld 4072 Australia | Email: auscert@auscert.org.au