Re: ssh xterm -> HPUX fails

From: Adam Skeggs (adamskeg_at_au1.ibm.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 17:33:33 +1100

"Adam Skeggs" <adamskeg@au1.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:4021d927$0$28869$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
> "Adam Skeggs" <adamskeg@au1.ibm.com> wrote in message news:...
> > I can ssh an xterm to a Solaris machine but when I try the same to HPUX
I
> > get this:
> >
> > $ ssh myhost /usr/bin/X11/xterm
> > Enter passphrase for key '/home/myaccount/.ssh/id_dsa':
> > Error: Can't open display:
> > Error: Couldn't find per display information
> >
> > A shell works OK, ie. ssh myhost.
> >
> > It is interesting the there is no info after "Error: Can't open
display:"
> > that is, there is no display listed. Does this mean that the sshd is not
> > setting DISPLAY?
> >
> > Adam.
> >
> >
>
> Yes it's true as:
> ssh myhost
> echo $DISPLAY
> shows DISPLAY is not set whereas for the Solaris connection (which works)
> DISPLAY=localhost:10.0.
> Don't know why though.
>
> Adam.
>
>
>
OK I had my client .ssh/config with wrong domain name for the server.
Interesting that -X did not override that.

New problem:
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
X connection to localhost:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Tried xhost +hostname
Tried xhost +

No good. Unless it's talking about authentication on the server side to the
dummy X server?

Adam.

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