myglc2 <myg...@gmail.com> writes: > From 'Re: guixSD - problem with X11 forwarding' in help-g...@gnu.org > > myglc2 <myg...@gmail.com> writes: > >> l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >> >>> myglc2 <myg...@gmail.com> skribis: >>> >>>> On guixSD, with no packages installed in the login user profile, I get >>>> 'X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0' >>> >>> [...] >>> >>>> debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] >>>> debug1: Entering interactive session. >>>> debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing. >>>> debug1: Sending environment. >>>> debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US.UTF-8 >>>> X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0 >>> >>> Right, I see that as well. >>> >>> lshd gives some clues in /var/log/messages: >>> >>> Feb 23 18:14:09 localhost lshd[430]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed >>> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >>> Feb 23 18:14:09 localhost lshd[430]: lshd: xauth invocation failed: exit >>> code: 127 >>> Feb 23 18:14:33 localhost lshd[430]: lshd: Updating utmpx for logout failed >>> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >>> Feb 23 18:14:33 localhost lshd[430]: lshd: write_buffer: Attempt to write >>> data to closed buffer. >>> Feb 23 18:14:33 localhost lshd[430]: lshd: Disconnect for reason 11: >>> disconnected by user >>> >>> Indeed, server_x11.c in lsh reads: >>> >>> #ifndef XAUTH_PROGRAM >>> # define XAUTH_PROGRAM "/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth" >>> #endif >>> >>> I believe this is fixed by commit da35acf. >>> >>> To give it a try, you can run (as root): >>> >>> # guix pull >>> # herd stop ssh-daemon >>> # guix system reconfigure your-config.scm >> >> I tried the above. 'ssh -v ...' still produces results quoted above and >> I see in /var/log/messages: >> >> Feb 29 20:43:54 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Failed to cd to `/tmp/.X11-unix' >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:43:54 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:45:35 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Updating utmpx for logout failed >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:45:35 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: write_buffer: Attempt to write >> data to closed buffer. >> Feb 29 20:45:35 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Disconnect for reason 11: >> disconnected by user >> Feb 29 20:45:47 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Failed to cd to `/tmp/.X11-unix' >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:45:47 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> >> I tried 'sudo mkdir /tmp/.X11-unix' which changed /var/log/messages to: >> >> Feb 29 20:54:04 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:54:09 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Updating utmpx for logout failed >> (errno = 2): No such file or directory >> Feb 29 20:54:09 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: write_buffer: Attempt to write >> data to closed buffer. >> Feb 29 20:54:09 localhost lshd[6959]: lshd: Disconnect for reason 11: >> disconnected by user >> >> and 'ssh -v ...' still produces the results quoted above. > > Don't think this is fixed yet. ssh in to GuixSD gives ... > > 'X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0' > > ... and on GuixSD in /var/log/messages I see ... > > Jul 12 16:25:42 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: Failed to cd to `/tmp/.X11-unix' > (errno = 2): No such file or directory > Jul 12 16:25:42 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed > (errno = 2): No such file or directory > > ... or after ... > > sudo mkdir /tmp/.X11-unix > > ... I see ... > > Jul 12 16:21:53 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: Updating utmpx for logout failed > (errno = 2): No such file or directory > Jul 12 16:21:53 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: write_buffer: Attempt to write > data to closed buffer. > Jul 12 16:21:53 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: Disconnect for reason 11: > disconnected by user > Jul 12 16:22:00 localhost lshd[384]: lshd: Updating utmp for login failed > (errno = 2): No such file or directory > > I am running from a git checkout ... > > g1@g1 ~/src/guix$ git branch -av | grep '* master' > * master 0885881 gnu: obs: Remove compiler > flags for non-Intel hardware. > g1@g1 ~/src/guix$ stat /home/g1/.config/guix/latest | grep File: > File: ‘/home/g1/.config/guix/latest’ -> ‘../../src/guix’ > > > system and user configs attached. TIA - George
Afterthought... when I do ... sudo mkdir /tmp/.X11-unix sudo chmod 777 /tmp/.X11-unix ... it works.