ssh -X...

hi

from the net, i able to connect to my computer with ssh

i tried to ssh -X

but when i try to start

xclock

i get

Error: Can't open display:

if i use xhost + before to connect, i get the same result...

X11Forwarding is set to yes

if i do: printenv DISPLAY, i get nothing....

any idea?

thanks
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Marc Collin wrote:
> hi
>
> from the net, i able to connect to my computer with ssh
>
> i tried to ssh -X
>
> but when i try to start
>
> xclock
>
> i get
>
> Error: Can't open display:
>
> if i use xhost + before to connect, i get the same result...
>
> X11Forwarding is set to yes
>
> if i do: printenv DISPLAY, i get nothing....
>
> any idea?
>
> thanks

Have you tried FreeNX? It takes care of all of that for you and I have
found it to work pretty well. Just install it from YaST or apt (FreeNX,
NX, and knx).

Matt

Matt Gibbs wrote:


> Have you tried FreeNX? It takes care of all of that for you and I have
> found it to work pretty well. Just install it from YaST or apt (FreeNX,
> NX, and knx).

ya, but it's not my question..

> Matt

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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 05:33:40 +0000, Marc Collin wrote:

> hi
>
> from the net, i able to connect to my computer with ssh
>
> i tried to ssh -X
>
> but when i try to start
>
> xclock
>
> i get
>
> Error: Can't open display:
>
> if i use xhost + before to connect, i get the same result...
>
> X11Forwarding is set to yes

Which user are you logged in as on the local machine? Did you su - to
become root at any point? Can you check echo $DISPLAY at the prompt where
you used ssh please...


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