Same here. I don't remember the reason any more, but -Y instead of -X works better for me. --- Mike Garfias wrote: > I've had better luck using ssh -Y > try that. > > On Aug 23, 2006, at 7:27 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > I cannot figure out what is wrong. Everything I have read on the > > net and in > > O'Rreilly's SSH book say I am doing it right, but it doesn't work! > > > > Machine - monkey > > Debian stable > > /etc/ssh/ssh_config has > > ForwardX11 yes > > ForwardX11Trusted no > > > > Machine - stingray > > Debian stable > > kde desktop is running > > /etc/ssh/ssh_config has > > ForwardX11 yes > > ForwardX11Trusted no > > > > I can ssh from monkey to stingray (and vice versa) > > > > When I try ssh -X stingray from monkey, I get Error: Can't open > > display. > > > > In debug mode, I see the following: > > debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). > > debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] > > debug1: Entering interactive session. > > debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing. > > Linux stingray 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 12:46:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/ > > Linux > > > > mark@stingray:~$ echo $DISPLAY > > > > mark@stingray:~$ xeyes > > Error: Can't open display: > > mark@stingray:~$ exit > > debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 > > logout > > debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1 > > Connection to stingray closed. > > debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 32 bytes in 87.1 > > seconds > > debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.4 > > debug1: Exit status 1 > > > > FWIW, I can do "X -query stingray" from monkey and get the gdm login > > and my kde desktop from stingray to monkey. > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks! > > -- > > Mark Phillips > > Phillips Marketing, Inc > > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > > 602 524-0376 > > 480 945-9197 fax > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss