On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 11:23:47AM -0800, Ken Bloom wrote: > > ---ORIGINAL MESSAGE--- > > Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 12:54:29 -0500 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] can't open display with ssh2 > > > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 10:34:54AM -0800, Robin Snyder wrote: > > Also note no changes to any files in /etc are needed to get X forwarding > > working on a Debian system, the -X option does what is needed. > > That is PATENTLY not true if Debian is the server. If Debian is the > server, then you NEED to turn X forwarding on in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ken, You are correct. The current woody ssh _requires_ root to make changes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the side receiving the connection in order for the server to do its part to setup X11 forwarding (which allows client -X option to work). When I said changes would just turn on forwarding of X to hosts that weren't desired, I was thinking of the ForwardX11 option which is in /etc/ssh/ssh_config which is a different issue. I did some tests here and there is no different in debug messages (even with -vvv) between when X11 forwarding is allowed and disallowed on the server side... the main noticeable difference is DISPLAY is not set on the remote side. So checking sshd_config on the server side is very important. Sorry about the error, Mike > I've configured sshd on Debian before. ps: I don't know how long ago in the past but editing sshd_config didn't used to be required to forward X connections on debian... -X was not even needed on the ssh client command... things change over time. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech