Only if you change your ssh_config (note, not sshd_config, this is
client settings only). If you enable X Forwarding by default in the
config, then there's no need to specify -X.
On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 12:37, Matt Alexander wrote:
> Isn't the -X option the default anyway?
>
>
> On 7 Feb 2002, Blake Barnett wrote:
>
> > You should not be exporting the DISPLAY, ssh does this for you. So when
> > you login via 'ssh -X' $DISPLAY should be set to something like
> > 'jim:10.0' ('X11DisplayOffset' defaults to an offset of 10, check
> > sshd_config).
> >
> > If this does not work, you need to verify that sshd_config has the
> > 'X11Forwarding' option set to 'yes' and then restart sshd and retry.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 12:00, Anthony Hologounis wrote:
> > > I saw der hans post about using ssh with the -X flag. I read the man page on
> > > ssh too. I cant seem to get that feature to work, either that or I am not
> > > doing it right..hmm, lets take a guess..
> > >
> > > Here is what I am doing:
> > >
> > > xhost +bob #lets allow the machine bob
> > >
> > > ssh -X bob #lets get over to bob
> > >
> > > Whilst on bob
> > >
> > > export DISPLAY=jim:0.0
> > >
> > > $xosview &
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok that works fine.
> > >
> > > After reading the threads concerning xhost I got the impression that I dont
> > > need to do
> > >
> > > xhost +bob
> > >
> > > that ssh with the -X flag will work in its place...
> > >
> > > I tried it of course but it doesnt.
> > >
> > > So can someone give me the exact syntax of using ssh with the -X option to
> > > export displays from one machine to another?
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 05 February 2002 08:30 am, you wrote:
> > > > The best reason I can think of to use ssh internally is for compression
> > > > - X11 is a major bandwidth piggie.
> > > >
> > > > "der.hans" wrote:
> > > > > Am 03. Feb, 2002 schwätzte Kevin Brown so:
> > > > > > If this is on an internal LAN at home then I would think that you
> > > > > > could connect without having to use ssh. My systems here all accept
> > > > >
> > > > > Sure, you can, but why? ssh does what you need with less effort and way
> > > > > more security.
> > > > >
> > > > > ciao,
> > > > >
> > > > > der.hans
> > > >
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