Bug#296559: remote ssh login fails unless .xauthority file exists

2005-02-23 Thread nodata
Package: ssh Version: 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4 An ssh -X or ssh -Y to a newly installed Sarge box will fail to allow X apps to run unless X has already been started on the machine. Once an .xauthority is where it should be, everything works. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Bug#296559: remote ssh login fails unless .xauthority file exists

2005-02-23 Thread nodata
This bug report is completely wrong, logging into X once doesn't solve the problem. DISPLAY is not being set anywhere, and the .Xauthority file is empty. Very weird. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#296559: remote ssh login fails unless .xauthority file exists

2005-02-23 Thread nodata
I was being dumb. Everything is fine, X11Forwarding was set to Off in sshd_config. Oops :/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#296559: remote ssh login fails unless .xauthority file exists

2005-02-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 10:20:01AM +0100, nodata wrote: This bug report is completely wrong, logging into X once doesn't solve the problem. DISPLAY is not being set anywhere, and the .Xauthority file is empty. Do you have xbase-clients installed on the remote machine? -- Colin Watson