Why is %#$& X11 failing to authorize this SSH connection? :(

[Jason Holtzapple]

On 07/26/2010 04:27 PM, kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:
> So I do:
> kitepilot at beechjet:~$ ssh -vvv -fCX ayx09 at 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 at beechjet:~$ ssh -vvv -fCX ayx09 at 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.

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