Public bug reported: Since the upgrade to (x)ubuntu 8.04, I can't connect anymore from my Xubuntu boxes to my working box display (linux from scratch). this bug is often reported on the net.
I scp my .Xauthority from my display/working box to my ubuntu box : scp ~/.Xauthority xubuntu: then ssh to my xubuntu box and export my other box display : ssh xubuntu export DISPLAY=192.168.0.15:0 then launch a random application: xclock and have now the following failure: Invalid XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 key (failed address comparison)Error: Can't open display: 192.168.0.15:0 192.168.0.15 is my working station where the window should be displayed, this worked nice on all my (x)ubuntu boxes just before I upgraded them to 8.04, they all fail now. lsb_release -rd : Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1 Release: 8.04 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- xdm connection refused since 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261226 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs