On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 16:43:50 +0000, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > simple is better > thanks > > does ssh destinguish between "ssh host1" and "ssh localhost"
Depends on how everything is configured. It can. If you prefer 'ssh -X user2@host1' and if that works for you, then you can use that. You're over-thinking this, I suspect.