From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 17:58:16 2008 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 3232A1065670 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:58:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D707B8FC1B for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:58:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so3497516qwb.7 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:58:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=U9ldjdUb4aIFW3IZqfVM0QYaRHvKZrhvr301Z1urwnk=; b=v48P46EcjENxK/LHc/oMkrFhjGfMhuhidtHDijj22+E2+HNRcCcV1mNstjchs7YsiO 5qA+k8o9pOn4GXRuW9466WmTU1llEq1wgf4T6RlGfAl5yw0JwSsCdy3lMTS/8IlxtxQx wCXsR2XRmE4GrgUuy9nCz3P7HwM89Wv/U6oZ0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=fS2azqEmF9pKIXvRnZbZ05sgBYd8bFqOUD4y1i8tArIqCxqbtouPN3jkHsXB2fuEEy qMVWcu9Y8jZ2gHWxLLimidDoCySjTn3BLvKDqZClswIRaIkOytDC0IBAw8FQBEirTIVZ z6kf6vJUDn5d3ycr7NJc2DtoRqcY6FPy1Tr+s= Received: by 10.214.243.6 with SMTP id q6mr14083285qah.295.1230746294304; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:58:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.2? (c-71-230-240-241.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.230.240.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 6sm25535711ywp.18.2008.12.31.09.58.12 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:58:13 -0800 (PST) From: Glen Barber To: stan In-Reply-To: <20081231175429.GB22662@teddy.fas.com> References: <20081231173517.GA22363@teddy.fas.com> <1230745308.28408.2.camel@orion> <20081231175429.GB22662@teddy.fas.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:58:18 -0500 Message-Id: <1230746298.28408.5.camel@orion> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: ssh and X11 problem 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: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:58:16 -0000 On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 12:54 -0500, stan wrote: > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:41:48PM -0500, Glen Barber wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 12:35 -0500, stan wrote: > > > I just built a new 7.1 machine, and when I ssh from a Linux box to it I get > > > the following errors: > > > > > > usr/local/bin/xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "unix:10.0" in "remove" > > > command > > > /usr/local/bin/xauth: (stdin):2: bad display name "unix:10.0" in "add" > > > command > > > > > > And I cannit get ssh to foward the X protocol. Yes I have added > > > > > > ForwardX11 yes to /etc/ssh/ssh_config > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > I assume you have xserver on the FreeBSD box? Check your display name. > > I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be 'hostname:0:0'. > > > Perhaps I was not clear. Yes I do have the X server running on the FreeBSD > machine, but that should not matter, as I am ssh'ing _from_ the Linux box > which does have a working X server on it also, and can ssh to other > machines and get X fowarded corectly. > You need an xserver to connect *to*, which is why I asked. -- Glen Barber "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin