On Mon, 20 Jun 2005, Charles Packer wrote: > Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > > > See <http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#remote> (please read > > the whole section). > > Igor > > Typical Unix-head response ("Read the whole book...").
I initially wrote "please read the whole section 5" (which is only one printed page long, BTW), but then omitted the section number because I thought it was self-evident. Apparently not. > There is nothing in the FAQ that deals with this problem. However, > perusing the Cygwin/X installation instructions, under the section on > logging on to remote clients, I noticed the suggested ssh command: ssh > -Y -l username hostdomain. I checked to see what our PC guy had set me > up with under the alias he had given me: ssh -X -l myname $1. Changing > -X to -Y made all the difference and solved the problem. Returning to > the FAQ, there is a question "X forwarding does not work does not work > with OpenSSH under Cygwin" That is the exact question I pointed you to. > in which the answer I needed is embedded as an afterthought. Suggestion: > Add to the FAQ a question specifically mentioning the symptoms I > described. The symptoms are there (i.e., the "BadAtom" message). True, they are not in the form of a question -- the FAQ maintainer reads this list and I'm sure will see your suggestion. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "The Sun will pass between the Earth and the Moon tonight for a total Lunar eclipse..." -- WCBS Radio Newsbrief, Oct 27 2004, 12:01 pm EDT