Re: ssh tunnel / x forwarding issue

From: Pierre Asselin (pa@panix.com)
Date: 10/27/02

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    From: Pierre Asselin <pa@panix.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 02:01:30 +0000 (UTC)

    In <3bbcc8f6.0210261550.693c429d@posting.google.com> dmz_012@yahoo.com (DMZ) writes:

    >server-1# ssh -l user -L 2222:server-3:22 server-2
    >server-1# ssh -l user -p 2222 localhost

    >Now how can I open an x-window from server-3 after loging in. Server-3 has
    >ssh x forwarding setup. The problem is the display and xauth settings

    I've never tried what you are attempting, but I think you have to
    request X forwarding when you connect through the tunnel, i.e.

        server-1# ssh -X -l user -p 2222 localhost