RE: X11 forwarding after su'ing

From: Hoerauf, Roy (Roy.Hoerauf_at_cwusa.com)
Date: 04/28/03

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To: "Philipp Strozyk" <Philipp.Strozyk@epost.de>, <secureshell@securityfocus.com>

    Yes, that worked.

    Thank you very much.

    Roy

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Philipp Strozyk [mailto:Philipp.Strozyk@epost.de]
    Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 3:25 PM
    To: secureshell@securityfocus.com
    Cc: Hoerauf, Roy
    Subject: Re: X11 forwarding after su'ing

    Hi,

    try to set the DISPLAY-environment-variable correctly, then copy the .Xauthority-file from the
    initial-ssh-login-home-dir to the home of the user you su'ed to.

    Philipp

    $ echo $DISPLAY
    localhost:10.0
    $ /usr/openwin/bin/xclock
    $ su -
    Password:
    Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic February 2000
    # echo $DISPLAY

    # /usr/openwin/bin/xclock
    Error: Can't open display:
    # DISPLAY=localhost:10.0;export DISPLAY
    # /usr/openwin/bin/xclock
    Xlib: connection to "localhost:10.0" refused by server
    Xlib: Authentication failed at PuTTY X11 proxy
    Error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0
    # ls -la .X*
    .X*: No such file or directory
    # cp <YOUR_INITIAL_SSH_LOGIN_HOME_HERE>/.Xauthority .
    # DISPLAY=localhost:10.0;export DISPLAY
    # /usr/openwin/bin/xclock
    #

    On 28 Apr 2003 at 13:28, Hoerauf, Roy wrote:

    > I am having a little problem figuring this out.
    >
    > I ssh to a Solaris box. X11 forwarding works, no problem here. I 'su' to a different user.
    >
    > What do I have to do to get X11 forwarding to work for the 'su' user. I think it is just some configuration changes, but I have not been able to figure it out.
    >
    > I am running OpenSSH 3.6.1p1 on Solaris 8, with Putty as my client.
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    >
    > Roy

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