On Wednesday 14 July 2010 08:32:09 birger wrote: > On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 16:49 +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote: > > [gary@dcomp5 ~]$ ssh -Y -C lcomp3 > > gary@lcomp3's password: > > Last login: Tue Jul 13 15:55:16 2010 from gary.ringways.co.uk > > /usr/bin/xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/gary/.Xauthority > > [gary@lcomp3 ~]$ kcalc > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. > > kcalc: cannot connect to X server localhost:11.0 > > [gary@lcomp3 ~]$ > > Usually, the problem is that xauth isn't installed. Here, you seem to > have xauth, but xauth is unable to lock the ~/.Xauthority file. I would > try removing that file and retrying. Removing it could affect existing X > sessions on that host, but being a virtual system I assume you are not > logged in on the console. The next ssh should then recreate the file > with only a cookie for the ssh session. > > birger Hi Birger, I am not logged in on the console. I have also does as you suggest but it has not made any difference. I am convinced that the problem with with that user on the new server as I can ssh onto root on that server without problems. I also have the problem on user ~gary irrespective of where I ssh from. Gary -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
