On 07/26/2010 04:27 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
> So I do:
> kitepilot@beechjet:~$ ssh -vvv -fCX ayx09@turbocommander VirtualBox >
> /tmp/junkX11-VirtualBox.log 2>&1
> And I get my Virtual Box screen up and I can do whatever I want except
> to star a VM because:
> When I do this:
> kitepilot@beechjet:~$ ssh -vvv -fCX ayx09@turbocommander 'VBoxManage
> startvm Unum' > /tmp/junkX11-VBoxManage.log 2>&1
> X11 fails to authorize!
> IT IS $%#!&* DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!   :(
> This has ALWAYS worked before, I just moved my machines to a different box.
> And *ANYTHING* else that I "ssh -fCX" works flawlessly
> beats me...   :(
> The logs can seen at:
> http://www.kitepilot.com/junkX11-VBoxManage.log
> http://www.kitepilot.com/junkX11-VirtualBox.log
> They are essentially identical until you hit the line:
> "debug1: confirm x11"

Make sure your disk on the remote side isn't full. Your .Xauthority file
should be permission 600 on the remote side. You might want to remove it
and let it be recreated. Also, I don't think VBoxManage is an X11
program so you might be able to run it without X forwarding turned on.