Re: [SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs using vmware GUI
Hi all Thanks to James Purser and Gareth. I ended up avoiding the solution to the X11 auth probs by installing the right version of vmware-server-console locally and connecting to the remote server directly from my local box rather than through another servers console. Now I can connect OK. Thanks all. Michael Lake wrote: SMITH GARETH wrote: Have you installed the vmware on your local computer, make sure that it is the same version and try this again. I know when I have used X11 forwarding in the past I required the same version of the software installed locally, so the remote computer application can be displayed on the local computer. I haven't tried this with vmware. No the VMware Server Console is not installed locally. It is only installed on the server. It does not need to be locally installed. What version of vmware are you running? VMware Server Console 1.0.3 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Lake Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2008 3:27 PM To: slug Subject: [SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs usingvmware GUI Hi all When try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. Details: Local Linux Box logs into remote Linux Server running vmware server. My username is the same on both boxes. local $ ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] remote$ vmware The graphical vmware starts up, I select to connect to Local host and click Connect. The GUI runs fine locally now. I can select a VM from the Inventory on the left and it displays the stats of the machines OK. The problem is when try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. - On remote box I have /etc/ssh/sshd_config with X11Forwarding yes - I'm using -X with ssh to connect. - I have tried using xhost + on both the local (before ssh connection) and remote machines (before starting vmware) - The .Xauthority on the remove machine is rw for user and its ownership is me:me. - My local ssh-config has ForwardX11 yes Googling says to check all of the above. Mike -- Michael Lake Computational Research Centre of Expertise Science Faculty, UTS Ph: 9514 2238 -- Michael Lake Computational Research Centre of Expertise Science Faculty, UTS Ph: 9514 2238 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs using vmware GUI
Hi all When try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. Details: Local Linux Box logs into remote Linux Server running vmware server. My username is the same on both boxes. local $ ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] remote$ vmware The graphical vmware starts up, I select to connect to Local host and click Connect. The GUI runs fine locally now. I can select a VM from the Inventory on the left and it displays the stats of the machines OK. The problem is when try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. - On remote box I have /etc/ssh/sshd_config with X11Forwarding yes - I'm using -X with ssh to connect. - I have tried using xhost + on both the local (before ssh connection) and remote machines (before starting vmware) - The .Xauthority on the remove machine is rw for user and its ownership is me:me. - My local ssh-config has ForwardX11 yes Googling says to check all of the above. Mike -- Michael Lake Computational Research Centre of Expertise Science Faculty, UTS Ph: 9514 2238 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs using vmware GUI
SMITH GARETH wrote: Have you installed the vmware on your local computer, make sure that it is the same version and try this again. I know when I have used X11 forwarding in the past I required the same version of the software installed locally, so the remote computer application can be displayed on the local computer. I haven't tried this with vmware. No the VMware Server Console is not installed locally. It is only installed on the server. It does not need to be locally installed. What version of vmware are you running? VMware Server Console 1.0.3 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Lake Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2008 3:27 PM To: slug Subject: [SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs usingvmware GUI Hi all When try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. Details: Local Linux Box logs into remote Linux Server running vmware server. My username is the same on both boxes. local $ ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] remote$ vmware The graphical vmware starts up, I select to connect to Local host and click Connect. The GUI runs fine locally now. I can select a VM from the Inventory on the left and it displays the stats of the machines OK. The problem is when try to start a VM I get an error in the console where I started vmware from saying X11 connection refused because of wrong authentication. - On remote box I have /etc/ssh/sshd_config with X11Forwarding yes - I'm using -X with ssh to connect. - I have tried using xhost + on both the local (before ssh connection) and remote machines (before starting vmware) - The .Xauthority on the remove machine is rw for user and its ownership is me:me. - My local ssh-config has ForwardX11 yes Googling says to check all of the above. Mike -- Michael Lake Computational Research Centre of Expertise Science Faculty, UTS Ph: 9514 2238 -- Michael Lake Computational Research Centre of Expertise Science Faculty, UTS Ph: 9514 2238 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
