ssh prompting for password in X window not in terminal WHY??

From: Troy Bull (troy.bull_at_uni.edu)
Date: 11/19/04

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    Greetings

    I have a frustrating problem. Sometime in the recent past, my ssh client
    stopped working on my RedHat WS 3 box.

    Why it acts this way I have not been able to figure out. If I ssh IN to the
    box all is fine. From that window then if I do something like "ssh
    bull@zany.admin.uni.edu" it tries to open an xwindow password prompt.

    The desired action is for it to prompt me for the password right there (not
    through X but in the same tty). This is really frustrating for me and I
    have no idea how I got set this way. I removed and reinstalled all the ssh
    rpms and it still happens. Anyone have any idea how I can get it back to
    prompting me for the password right there?

    Thanks
    Troy

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