Re: [Sheflug] ssh X11 forwarding

["Chris J" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I would like to use ssh for X11 forwarding, and according to the docs it
> is easy - from an xterm just ssh into the remote machine and execute the
> program and it will automagically appear on the local X display. Except it
> doesn't work, the DISPLAY variable is blank on the remote machine. I have
> tried using the +x option to ssh but it makes no difference.
> 

Silly question ... have you checked the config on the server side? In 
sshd_config, X11Forwarding needs to be set yes. The default is no.

Chris...

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