Re: X11 forward in F12

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On Mon, 10 May 2010 20:34:18 -0400
"Marcus D. Leech" <mleech@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What in the name of all that's holy do I need to
> install/enable/disable to get X11 forwarding to work
>   in F12?
> 
> I had a vague recollection that the default SELinux policy blocked it
> in F12, but I disabled SELinux, and
>   I still can't get X11 forwarding to work.
> 
> The shell that I get on the system I ssh into when I use ssh -x
> doesn't have the DISPLAY variable set, and
>   I presume other bits aren't setup either.
> 
> This used to "just work(tm)" it's now broken.  X11 forwarding isn't
> exactly an "obscure feature" either--
>   sysadmins planetwide use it every day, and anyone with more than 1
> Linux box likely uses it every
>   day as well.  Why is it broken in a "stock" F12 install?

You want to: 

- make sure the 'xauth' package is installed on the machine you are
  connecting to. 

- Use 'ssh -X' (NOTE: cap X, not x). lower case x disables ssh
  forwarding. ;) 

kevin

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