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Karl Pearson wrote:
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008, Bob McClure Jr wrote:On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 01:06:37PM -0600, Karl Pearson wrote:I like remote managing my server using ssh -X or ssh -Y and then running gui apps sometimes. I've check workstation and server X11Forwarding yes and then restarted sshd so don't know where else to go. I've checked the logs and there's nothing about it. The error I get is: [root@mail root]# system-config-printer system-config-printer: could not open display This is a graphical application and requires DISPLAY to be set. or: [karlp@mail ~/]$ xterm xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set Of course, the obvious is to set $DISPLAY, which doesn't work either.Well, no, it needs to be set by sshd. If you "ssh -X host.onthe.net", when you get a shell prompt, you should be able to $ echo $DISPLAY localhost:10.0Nope, it's empty...in the usual case. Any problems should be evident in /var/log/messages or /var/log/secure.Logging in works, and the logs show that, but there's nothing about forwarding anomalies. There is an entry about DNS lookup failed for my IP. Should I set secure forwarding on?Check also your ~/.Xauthority file on the distant server. Permissions should be something like mine: -rw------- 1 bob users 532 Sep 23 15:09 .Xauthority You might try deleting it, then exit, and "ssh -X" in again. It should mention something about creating it.Deleted. And... not recreated on next ssh in... Hmmm?I've seen blogs, threads and other stuff all over the net and everything says, enable X11Forwarding. I've done this for years and have never hadthat not work. Using -X or -Y should even countermand that setting if it'soff, right? Any ideas where to go next?
On your ssh client, enter "echo $DISPLAY" and make sure it displays something to the effect ":0.0" (you ARE in an xterm, right?). If it doesn't, then there's something wrong with your local X. That's step one. If you don't have $DISPLAY set locally, there's no way ssh can communicate that to the sshd server, regardless of using "-X" or "-Y". Next, check the remote machine's /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure that both "AllowTcpForwarding yes" and "X11Forwarding yes" are set (they're both set to "no" by default). If you've changed either or both settings, do "service sshd restart" before you log off the remote machine to make the changes "take". Now, if the local "echo $DISPLAY" does display data, then "ssh -Y remotehost" should get you to the remote. Once on there, do another "echo $DISPLAY" and it should show "localhost:10.0" or something very similar (the ":10" bit is set by the "X11DisplayOffset" value in the remote machine's /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and is 10 by default). The "localhost" bit indicates that X is being tunneled through the ssh pipe. Example on my machines: [root@prophead ~]# echo $DISPLAY :0.0 [root@prophead ~]# ssh bigdog Last login: Tue Sep 23 17:26:51 2008 from prophead.hci.com [root@bigdog ~]# echo $DISPLAY [root@bigdog ~]# exit logout Connection to bigdog closed. [root@prophead ~]# ssh -Y bigdog Last login: Tue Sep 23 17:30:31 2008 from prophead.hci.com [root@bigdog ~]# echo $DISPLAY localhost:10.0 [root@bigdog ~]# exit logout Hope that helps! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer ricks@xxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - We look for things. Things that make us go! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: unsubscribe