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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